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href="https://ieer.org/resource/fukushima/iaea-abandons-interests-of-pacific-region-countries-as-japan-prepares-to-dump-radioactive-water-into-the-pacific-ocean-in-violation-of-key-iaea-requirements/">IAEA abandons interests of Pacific region countries as Japan prepares to dump radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean in violation of key IAEA requirements</a> <span>July, 2023</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-4656"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/fukushima/deficiencies-in-the-iaea-review-of-the-tepco-plan-to-dump-fukushima-radioactive-water-into-the-pacific-ocean/">Deficiencies in the IAEA review of the TEPCO plan to dump Fukushima radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean</a> <span>June, 2023</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-4645"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/fukushima/expert-panel-views-on-fukushima-radioactive-water-dumping/">Expert Panel views on Fukushima radioactive water dumping proposal</a> <span>June, 2023</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-4526"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/commentary/experts-recommend-indefinite-delay-of-japans-plan-to-dump-over-a-million-tons-of-radioactive-waste-into-the-pacific-ocean/">Experts recommend indefinite delay of Japan’s plan to dump over a million tons of radioactive waste into the Pacific Ocean</a> <span>August, 2022</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-3371"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/audiovideo/nuclear-energy-post-fukushima/">Nuclear Energy Post Fukushima: <span class='subtitle'> BBC interviews Arjun Makhijani and Jonathan Cobb</span></a> <span>December, 2017</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-3221"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/audiovideo/radiation-spikes-fukushima-living/">Radiation Spikes at Fukushima: <span class='subtitle'> Living on Earth interview with Arjun Makhijani</span></a> <span>March, 2017</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-3071"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/audiovideo/fukushima-radioactive-waste-leaking/">Radioactive Waste Still Leaking Five Years After Fukushima Nuclear Disaster (The Real News Network interview with Arjun Makhijani)</a> <span>March, 2016</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-2507"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/fukushima/fukushima-fallout-should-the-west-coast-be-concerned/">Fukushima fallout: <span class='subtitle'> Should the West Coast be concerned? (Los Angeles KABC)</span></a> <span>November, 2013</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-2508"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/audiovideo/removing-fuel-rods-from-fukushima-unit-4-up-front-interview-with-arjun-makhijani/">Removing fuel rods from Fukushima Unit 4 (Up Front interview with Arjun Makhijani)</a> <span>October, 2013</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-2504"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/audiovideo/radioactive-rainwater-overwhelms-fukushima-nuclear-plant/">Radioactive Rainwater Overwhelms Fukushima Nuclear Plant (The Real News Network interview with Arjun Makhijani)</a> <span>October, 2013</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-2495"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/audiovideo/building-a-frozen-wall-at-the-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-plant-the-takeaway-radio/">Building a Frozen Wall at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant (The Takeaway Radio)</a> <span>September, 2013</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-2494"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/audiovideo/record-radiation-levels-at-fukushima-nuclear-plant/">Record Radiation Levels At Fukushima Nuclear Plant (The Real News Network TRNN)</a> <span>September, 2013</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-2493"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/audiovideo/what-if-the-fukushima-ice-wall-defrosts-pbs-newshour-with-arjun-makhijani/">What if the Fukushima Ice Wall Defrosts? (PBS NewsHour with Arjun Makhijani)</a> <span>September, 2013</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-2481"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/audiovideo/a-look-at-nuclear-power-do-risks-outweigh-benefits-cctv-america/">A look at nuclear power: <span class='subtitle'> do risks outweigh benefits? (CCTV America)</span></a> <span>August, 2013</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-2480"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/audiovideo/fukushima-toxic-water-leak-may-get-upgraded-to-serious-incident-kpcc-radio-interview-with-arjun-makhijani/">Fukushima toxic water leak may get upgraded to ‘serious incident’ (KPCC Radio Interview with Arjun Makhijani)</a> <span>August, 2013</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-2470"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/fukushima/calls-for-seafood-tests-due-to-radiation-leak-in-japan-msn-news/">Calls for seafood tests due to radiation leak in Japan (MSN News)</a> <span>August, 2013</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-2469"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/audiovideo/bbc-world-news-radioactive-water-leaks-at-fukushima-reactors/">BBC World News: <span class='subtitle'> Radioactive water leaks at stricken Fukushima Daiichi reactors</span></a> <span>August, 2013</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-2463"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/audiovideo/fukushima-reinforces-worst-fears-for-japanese-who-are-anti-nuclear-power-pbs-newshour/">Fukushima Reinforces Worst Fears for Japanese Who Are Anti-Nuclear Power (PBS NewsHour)</a> <span>August, 2013</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-2462"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/fukushima/six-telling-figures-from-japans-leaking-fukushima-nuclear-plant-pbs-newshour/">Six Telling Figures from Japan’s Leaking Fukushima Nuclear Plant (PBS NewsHour)</a> <span>August, 2013</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-2441"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/audiovideo/radioactive-water-from-fukushima-in-the-pacific/">Radioactive Water from Fukushima in the Pacific (Living on Earth Interview with Arjun Makhijani)</a> <span>July, 2013</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-1797"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/fukushima/japanese-report-on-fukushima-disaster-wake-up-call-for-us-regulators/">Groups: <span class='subtitle'> Japanese Report on Fukushima Reactor Disaster is “Real Wake Up” Call For Sleeping U.S. Regulators</span></a> <span>July, 2012</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-2293"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/audiovideo/fukushima-disaster-alan-stahler-interviews-arjun-makhijani/">Fukushima Disaster: <span class='subtitle'> Alan Stahler interviews Arjun Makhijani</span></a> <span>July, 2012</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-1124"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/commentary/may-5-historic-date-nuclear-weapons/">May 5, a historic date in nuclear weapons and nuclear power: <span class='subtitle'> Kyodo News op-ed</span></a> <span>May, 2012</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-1525"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/commentary/ny-times-confidence-slips-japan/">NY Times: <span class='subtitle'> Confidence Slips Away as Japan Battles Nuclear Peril</span></a> <span>March, 2012</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-1411"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/audiovideo/minnesota-public-radio-nuclear/">Minnesota Public Radio: <span class='subtitle'> Nuclear power safety one year after Fukushima disaster</span></a> <span>March, 2012</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-1412"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/audiovideo/fukushima-anniversary-kpfas-philip/">Fukushima Anniversary: <span class='subtitle'> KPFA’s Philip Maldari interviews Arjun Makhijani and Kevin Kamps</span></a> <span>March, 2012</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-616"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/fukushima/surete-nucleaire-en-france-post/">Sûreté nucléaire en France post-Fukushima (Post-Fukushima Nuclear Safety in France)</a> <span>February, 2012</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-784"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/commentary/nuclear-energy-energy-sources/">Is nuclear energy different than other energy sources? (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)</a> <span>November, 2011</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-1414"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/audiovideo/cbc-news-nuclear-tension-fukushima/">CBC News: <span class='subtitle'> Nuclear Tension, Fukushima, TV interview with Arjun Makhijani</span></a> <span>September, 2011</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-665"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/energy-issues/support-legal-challenges-nuclear/">Support for legal challenges to nuclear reactor licensing</a> <span>August, 2011</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-1415"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/audiovideo/fukushima-food-contamination-lines/">Fukushima and Food Contamination: <span class='subtitle'> Between the Lines’ Scott Harris interviews Arjun Makhijani</span></a> <span>July, 2011</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-2927"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/energy-issues/fukushima-tragedy-demonstrates-nuclear-doesnt-make-sense/">The Fukushima tragedy demonstrates that nuclear energy doesn’t make sense (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)</a> <span>July, 2011</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-1067"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/energy-issues/nrcs-fukushima-task-force-review/">NRC’s Fukushima Task Force Review: <span class='subtitle'> IEER’s Preliminary Review</span></a> <span>July, 2011</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-1416"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/audiovideo/hammer-forum-death-nuclear-renaissance/">Hammer Forum: <span class='subtitle'> The Death of the Nuclear Renaissance (Video)</span></a> <span>June, 2011</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-1113"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/commentary/internal-dose-estimates-needed/">Internal Dose Estimates Needed in Area of Fukushima Daiichi Plant (in Japanese and English)</a> <span>June, 2011</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-1413"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/audiovideo/fukushima-meltdowns-lines-scott/">Fukushima Meltdowns: <span class='subtitle'> Between the Lines’ Scott Harris interviews Arjun Makhijani</span></a> <span>May, 2011</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-1469"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/audiovideo/suspend-nuclear-reactor-licensing-conduct-credible-tmistyle-review/">Suspend All Nuclear Reactor Licensing; Conduct “Credible” TMI-Style Review</a> <span>April, 2011</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-1490"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/fukushima/stringent-coordinated-fukushima-fallout-monitoring-needed-determine-radioactive-iodine-risk/">More Stringent, Coordinated Fukushima Fallout Monitoring Needed to Determine Radioactive Iodine Risk</a> <span>April, 2011</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-1544"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/fukushima/asia-pacific-journal-caused-high/">Asia-Pacific Journal: <span class='subtitle'> What Caused the High Chlorine-38 Radioactivity in the Fukushima Daiichi Reactor #1</span></a> <span>April, 2011</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-1492"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/commentary/splashlife-counterpoint-time-close-chapter-us-nuclear-power/">Splashlife: <span class='subtitle'> Counterpoint</span></a> <span>April, 2011</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-1545"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/commentary/message-asia-pacific-journal-japan/">Message from Asia-Pacific Journal: <span class='subtitle'> Japan Focus (Mark Selden, editor)</span></a> <span>March, 2011</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-1526"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/fukushima/issues-water-light-turbine-buildings/">Issues of Water and Light in the Turbine Buildings at Fukushima Daiichi</a> <span>March, 2011</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-1528"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/fukushima/radioactive-iodine-releases-japans/">Radioactive Iodine Releases from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Reactors May Exceed Those of Three Mile Island by Over 100,000 Times</a> <span>March, 2011</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-1532"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/commentary/spent-nuclear-fuel-pools-vulnerable/">Spent nuclear fuel pools vulnerable to terrorist attacks (Kyodo News)</a> <span>March, 2011</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-786"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/commentary/japans-crisis-affect-americas/">How does Japan’s Crisis Affect America’s Nuclear Industry? (National Journal Expert Blogs)</a> <span>March, 2011</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-1538"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/fukushima/post-tsunami-situation-fukushima/">Post-Tsunami Situation at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan</a> <span>March, 2011</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-758"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/factsheets/table-nuclear-reactor-accidents/">Table of Nuclear Reactor Accidents</a> <span>May, 2009</span></li> </ul></div> </div> <div id="sidebar"> </div></div> <div id="footer"> <p class="copyright"> Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, © 2025</p> <p class="info"> <a href="#content">Back to Top</a> <span>•</span> <a href="https://ieer.org">Home</a> <span>•</span> <a href="https://ieer.org/terms-of-use/">Terms of Use</a> </p> </div> <p class="contact"> PO Box 5324 · Takoma Park, Maryland, 20913 USA · Tel. 1-301-509-6843 · E-mail: <script type="text/javascript">  </script></p> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://ieer.org/wp/wp-content/plugins/haiku-minimalist-audio-player/js/jquery.jplayer.min.js?ver=1.2" id="jplayer-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://ieer.org/wp/wp-content/plugins/haiku-minimalist-audio-player/js/haiku-player.js" id="haiku-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://ieer.org/wp/wp-content/plugins/haiku-minimalist-audio-player/js/jquery-ui-custom.min.js?ver=1.8.7" id="jquery-ui-custom-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://ieer.org/wp/wp-includes/js/dist/hooks.min.js?ver=4d63a3d491d11ffd8ac6" id="wp-hooks-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://ieer.org/wp/wp-includes/js/dist/i18n.min.js?ver=5e580eb46a90c2b997e6" id="wp-i18n-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="wp-i18n-js-after"> /* <![CDATA[ */ wp.i18n.setLocaleData( { 'text direction\u0004ltr': [ 'ltr' ] } ); /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://ieer.org/wp/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/swv/js/index.js?ver=6.0.3" id="swv-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="contact-form-7-js-before"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var wpcf7 = { "api": { "root": "https:\/\/ieer.org\/wp-json\/", "namespace": "contact-form-7\/v1" } }; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://ieer.org/wp/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/js/index.js?ver=6.0.3" id="contact-form-7-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="dlm-xhr-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var dlmXHRtranslations = {"error":"An error occurred while trying to download the file. 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