Nuclear nemesis

Russian scientists confess to dumping atomic waste near major rivers to hide their Cold War sins

The cost of cheap power

Radiation leakage from 2,000 underground, corroded drums that stored radioactive waste contaminated water in areas surrounding a nuclear plant …

Science learns from tradition

Seeds of nuts used by Andhra tribals to purify water yields a substance that can be used to remove toxic metals from industrial waste.

Russian body confirms N-dumping

The Soviet Union -- and now Russia -- has dumped large quantities of radioactive waste into the sea, according to the report of a commission set …

From a woman's point of view

ASIAN AND PACIFIC WOMEN'S RESOURCE AND ACTION SERIES: ENVIRONMENT Edited by Susanna George et al Publisher: Asian and Pacific Development Centre, …

Sustainable paths versus sustainable freeways in an overgrazed globe

State of the World 1992 Lester Brown et al Publisher: Worldwatch Institute Price: $10.95

Nuclear tank explodes in Siberian plant

A blast in a secret weapons factory in the off-limits city of Tomsk-7 shook western Siberia recently and revived memories of Chernobyl.

China eying Lhasa site for nuclear reactor

A US-based Tibetan organisation says not only is China intending to build a nuclear reactor near Lhasa, but is also setting up sites for missiles …

Power that could bomb

The Bush administration unveils new energy policy with an intention to revive nuclear reactors and to build new plants. Joining hands with …

Burying in empty space

An old plan to lug deadly radioactive wastes to the remote corners of the solar system is being revived by some Russian scientists

Homicide by nuclides

A top secret Soviet nuclear complex contaminated its environs for 40 years, exposing thousands of people in the vicinity to radiation

A deformed existence

In Jaduguda and Rawatbhata, physical deformities are a way of life. The reality behind the shadows of India's nuclear establishment

Bush discards green

US President George Bush calls for a steep hike in the production of oil, gas, coal and nuclear energy and drilling for oil and gas in Alaska

In Obninsk there was a mausoleum

Nuclear power wants to pose as peace, sustainability. But to the world, it has always meant the bomb and danger. What are governments doing to …

SLUG

Nuclear toilet

Disposal nightmare

Forsaken dump

Sacred dumpyard

Plea to pollute

BRAZIL

Apaches oppose nuke dumping

Disaster dump

Defining waste

Friend in need