U.S. nuclear plants still dependable

The headlines this week deal with the North Anna nuclear plant in Virginia and the earthquake that struck nearby. Earlier in the summer, it was the Fort Calhoun and Cooper nuclear plants in Nebraska and the encroaching Missouri River floodwaters. Before that it was Japan’s earthquake and tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear complex.

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|2012-10-25T11:57:57-04:00August 25th, 2011|Comments Off on U.S. nuclear plants still dependable

Japan earthquake not caused by global warming

Not surprisingly, a number of environmentalists have recently attempted to link the tragic earthquake in Japan to, you guessed it, global warming. But Dr. Tom Borelli of the National Center for Public Policy Research isn't buying it, and has this to say: “Clearly global warming alarmists will exploit any natural disaster to promote their anti-fossil fuel agenda. The very idea that carbon dioxide – a trace atmospheric gas – and global temperatures could impact plate tectonic forces and cause an earthquake is absurd and is unsupported by any credible scientific study. Spreading such hype in the media without a [...]

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|2011-04-20T00:00:00-04:00April 20th, 2011|Comments Off on Japan earthquake not caused by global warming

Fears & facts about nuclear power

The ground hadn’t stopped shaking. Tsunami waters had not receded. And yet coverage of this awful natural disaster – a scene of almost unfathomable devastation and death – was already giving way to single-minded focus on radiation exposure and meltdowns.

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|2012-10-25T11:46:04-04:00April 11th, 2011|Comments Off on Fears & facts about nuclear power

The Japan nuclear emergency in context

The earthquake and tsunami in Japan delivered a devastating one-two punch to that island nation and to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. So what does much of the world do? You guessed it. They blamed the designers, builders and operators of the nuclear plant for not doing a good enough job.

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|2012-10-25T11:53:20-04:00March 24th, 2011|Comments Off on The Japan nuclear emergency in context

Saving lives in Japan: search, rescue & recovery

Last week we wrote to you and asked for help to send a search and rescue team to Japan. Today Dahlia from CARITAS asked me to thank you for your support and to inform you that their five member SAR team and certified live person finding dog are on the job, saving lives.CFACT and CARITAS have always been, in myriad ways, about helping people. We've been partnering with them for years bringing aid and opportunity to Mexico and can attest to their hard work and effectiveness. We are honored to work by their side. We reached out on Friday and within hours [...]

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|2011-03-23T11:25:42-04:00March 23rd, 2011|Comments Off on Saving lives in Japan: search, rescue & recovery

Send a Search and Rescue team to Japan

Many of our readers will recall that CFACT has partnered with CARITAS to bring electricity, computers and humanitarian aid to energy poor villages in Mexico.Our Mexican partners just contacted us and told us that they have the only search and rescue team in the entire international CARITAS network. It consists of a five person team and a certified live person finding dog. The Japanese government has requested their assistance.They have put together and funded nearly the entire operation and only transportation needs to be arranged. They need $10,000 immediately. We're going to help and invite you to join us.CFACT is accepting [...]

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|2011-03-18T09:50:22-04:00March 18th, 2011|Comments Off on Send a Search and Rescue team to Japan

Nuclear safety: Reactors that can’t meltdown

The recent tragic events in Japan have brought the issue of nuclear energy to the forefront of public discussion. While radical environmentalists have exploited the issue to advance anti-nuclear policies, others have tried to defend this important energy source on the grounds of its importance to our economy and standard of living. Missing in the discussion is the fact that important breakthroughs in nuclear engineering should now be given proper vetting – developments that could reduce or eliminate the threat of nuclear meltdown.In order to grasp the significance of these breakthroughs, a basic understanding of the development of nuclear power technology [...]

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|2012-09-19T23:59:04-04:00March 17th, 2011|Comments Off on Nuclear safety: Reactors that can’t meltdown

A nuclear engineer’s briefing on the emergency in Japan

By Evelyn MervineThis Q&A briefing provides a concise overview of much of what you need to know on the nuclear emergency in Japan. Nuclear engineer Mark Mervine gave this interview to his daughter Evelyn Mervine. It was originally posted on her blog, Skepchick. Mark and Evelyn Mervine are not associated with CFACT.   My name is Mark Mervine. I graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1981, and went into the Navy nuclear power program. I was in submarines, and while I was in the Navy I qualified on two different types of Navy nuclear power plants and served as an [...]

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|2012-09-19T23:59:04-04:00March 14th, 2011|Comments Off on A nuclear engineer’s briefing on the emergency in Japan
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