Paul Gunter of Beyond Nuclear discusses the following topics:

Fukushima accident,

Vermont Yankee and the NRC,

Current situation at a number of nuclear facilities around the U.S.,

International movements calling for an end to nuclear power.

References and Background

FUKUSHIMA

Fairewinds Associates – http://www.fairewinds.com/updates

Tea Growers Criticize Results of Radioactivity Tests – http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304665904576380794019253496.html

U.S. Reactors Gird for the Next Fukushima – http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/10/u-s-plants-gird-for-the-next-fukushima/

Japan Amateur Radiation Sleuths Toil With Borrowed Geigers – http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-12/japan-amateur-radiation-sleuths-using-borrowed-geigers-seek-hidden-dangers.html

VERMONT YANKEE

NRC sets public hearing on Vermont Yankee review
http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/82c2d62c8a90404a942c4c74a2931f8a/VT–Vermont-Yankee/

Activists placard Vermont Yankee’s “emergency planning zone”
http://vtdigger.org/2011/06/10/activists-placard-vermont-yankees-emergency-planning-zone/