Atomic power’s impact on our world reaches far beyond the confines of nuclear power reactors, leaking atomic waste sites, and emergency planning zones. Radiation knows no borders.We have a responsibility to take care of our planet for future generations, ensuring a healthy, safe environment for all.From the earliest atomic reactor meltdown at Windscale in Cumbria, England to the most recent ongoing global spread of radiation from the nuclear meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi in Japan, atomic power has proven time and again to be a risk to us all. Year-round, Fairewinds Energy Education addresses nuclear hazards that effect our world. Internationally recognized for our accurate, comprehensive coverage in atomic power risk assessments, Fairewinds is invited to share our expertise with government officials, universities, and fellow leaders in this field all around the globe.Your financial support allows Fairewinds to make an international impact. What you are able to give goes directly towards educating and advocating for a radiation-free tomorrow. The generational transfer of nuclear risk is enormous, make a difference in your children and grandchildren’s future and donate to Fairewinds today. The Fairewinds Crew will keep you informed.**See below for audio and transcript**
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Hi, I’m Maggie Gundersen, President and Founder of Fairewinds Energy Education. It’s a pleasure to speak to you today, face to face. You are part of our Fairewinds’ community that is staying informed, unified, and dedicated to holding the nuclear industry accountable for real regulation and the safe operation and decommissioning of nuclear plants in both the United States and around the world. Thank you for joining us in our mission.
This is our world – we are its citizens – its people. Our goal at Fairewinds is to bring an awareness of nuclear risk and provide energy education on a global scale. Radiation knows no borders.
On March 11th, four years after the triple meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi, my husband Arnie spoke to Members of Parliament in London detailing an energy future without nuclear power. Arnie spoke about the necessity to move beyond the outdated model of big business centralized electricity production into an era of clean, disaster-free, locally distributed renewable energy. Arnie reminded British MPs of the ongoing nuclear devastation occurring in Japan and of their own history of nuclear disaster as the site of the world’s first and still one of the worst nuclear meltdowns, when the British atomic reactor Windscale caught fire in 1957. Its carcass remains today, still standing, and too contaminated to be removed. Startlingly, British utilities are now attempting to license and build three new Westinghouse AP1000 atomic reactors in Cumbria, England within sight of the 1957 Windscale meltdown. Since 2010, Fairewinds has repeatedly shown that the AP1000 design suffers a design flaw similar to the old Windscale reactor.
In April 2015, the Fairewinds Crew was invited to Quebec City for the World Uranium Symposium. Attended by more than 300 delegates from 20 countries that produce uranium for nuclear power and weapons, the symposium brought together scientific experts and people living near these leaking mines, all of whom are calling on governments throughout the world to end uranium mining. This unique opportunity allowed for a gathering of individuals who like Fairewinds, believe that this year, 2015, marks the tipping point for our energy future.
The Symposium had many different workshops and presentations, and the Fairewinds Crew worked together to prepare two workshops. One workshop provided new scientific evidence showing high radiation exposures in Japan due to the meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi. The other workshop exposed the atomic reactor industry’s refusal to learn from their own mistakes and subsequent repeated design failures that have caused widespread devastation at Fukushima Daiichi, Chernobyl, and a meltdown at Three Mile Island, where the US government chose not to issue an evacuation order. Finally, in front of an audience of more than 300 delegates, Mr. Gundersen eloquently delivered a keynote speech on the failing economics of nuclear power.
We at Fairewinds believe that everyone throughout the world has the right to know the true cost of producing nuclear power from its 400 atomic reactors. With help from scientists all over the world, we conduct original research and create original educational media content under a share and share alike creative commons license so that this information can be accessed by anyone.
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Looking forward to 2016, we are excited to announce a trip to Japan! Arnie will be traveling in February to Japan to speak at many different community-centered locations, continuing Fairewinds’ efforts to speak the truth about the ongoing atomic triple meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi and the continuous impact this huge toxic radiative release is having on the Japanese people through the radioactive contamination of food and water.
We can’t continue this work without help from all of you. With your support, Fairewinds is able to educate and advocate for the health and safety of people all over the globe. It takes time, hard work, and funding for Fairewinds Energy Education’s Crew to research the real risks of the nuclear fuel chain from toxic uranium mines to failing storage of nuke waste. The material we create at Fairewinds – the videos, reports, newsletters, and social media updates are created to educate and advocate for the health and safety of people all over the globe. If you believe in the importance of Fairewinds’ work, donate today and help speak truth to power.