Arnie Comments on the Fukushima FOIA Documents

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Arnie Comments on the Fukushima FOIA Documents

At Fairewinds we get numerous questions about Fukushima Daiichi and nuclear power in general. This is the first in a a series of short videos designed to answer the questions that come in from you, our supporters. From recently released FOIA (freedom of information act) documents about the condition of Fukushima Daiichi in 2011 it's clear from the documents that the NRC believed a massive problem was occurring and they made choices that compromised the safety of Japan's citizens.

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We Need Your Help

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We Need Your Help

Fairewinds Energy Education needs your help. With your support we will continue to create educational materials that are accurate and accessible to all. Fairewinds has launched an indiegogo campaign not only to raise capital to continue this work but to build a community, a community that will be informed and unified. Connecting with our viewers and listeners is critical to the development of community. Please consider supporting our work with a year end donation to our indiegogo campaign.

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Remove TEPCO Before Removing Fuel

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Remove TEPCO Before Removing Fuel

Fairewinds has fielded a number of questions regarding the removal of the fuel rods from the spent fuel pool in Unit 4 at Fukushima Daiichi. Today's video shows Arnie debunking TEPCO's animated film point by point, and highlights the issues TEPCO will have removing the fuel rods. TEPCO needs to be removed as the organization overseeing the cleanup of the site prior to the removal of the fuel rods.

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NRC Strips Whistleblower Protections

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NRC Strips Whistleblower Protections

In sworn testimony in Monroe, Michigan, the NRC admitted that it has stripped whistleblower protection from the licensing of new nuclear power plants.  By flip-flopping on what it means to be an applicant, the whistleblowers who are truly looking to protect the public health and safety are having their lives and livelihoods jeopardized. Fairewinds Chief Engineer Arnie Gundersen discusses what this means as utilities look for short cuts and cheaper ways to build new nukes.

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Let The Games Begin

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Let The Games Begin

Today [Wednesday, October 30, 2013], The Games Began in Monroe Michigan as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (NRC ASLB) started hearings on Detroit Edison’s "Fermi 3 Licensing Project". Outgunned? Fairewinds’ Arnie Gundersen and the seven expert witnesses retained by the NRC staff and Detroit Edison agree that there was no Quality Assurance (QA) program in place for two years as required by federal law, but the seven industry experts say build it anyway! Damn the safety regulations; full speed ahead to the pork-barrel federal loan guarantees to build a one of a kind Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor. Listen as Maggie, Arnie, and host Nathaniel White-Joyal discuss the stacked deck on this week’s Fairewinds Energy Education Podcast. 

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A Road Less Taken: Energy Choices for the Future - Fairewinds' Johnson State College Presentation

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A Road Less Taken: Energy Choices for the Future - Fairewinds' Johnson State College Presentation

This week Fairewinds' compares the paradigm of 20th century large nuclear power plants to the new 21st century paradigm utilizing smaller interconnected renewable sources of power in what is called distributed generation. View "A Road Less Taken: Energy Choices for the Future", Arnie's presentation at Vermont's Johnson State College.

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