Welcome to the blog for the Humboldt chapter of End Nuclear Power Now

Welcome to the blog for the Humboldt chapter of End Nuclear Power Now.
As the Fukushima nuclear disaster continues to unfold, citizens around the world stand up to say “Never Again!”

Here in Humboldt Co. we host one decommissioning nuclear power plant which contains high level nuclear waste, in dry casks, stored in a tsunami hazard zone. We also recognize that 104 operating nuclear power plants still in operation represent a serious threat to all of us. Even thousands of miles from the site of the Japanese nuclear disaster, radioactive fallout has been detected on the West Coast of the U.S. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster resulted in over one million deaths due to cancer and birth defects. The Fukushima disaster has already surpassed Chernobyl in terms of radiation released, and will surely eclipse Chernobyl in death and disease as well. We cannot allow anything like this to happen in the U.S.

We know that nuclear reactors in the U.S. are approaching, or have already exceeded their designed lifespan. However, the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) routinely re-licenses aging reactors with serious safety defects.

Even in routine operation nuclear power plants in the U.S. release large quantities of dangerous radioactive materials into the communities that host these facilities. The legacy of cancer, disease and birth defects caused by nuclear power in the U.S. is well documented. We say “No More Sacrifice Zones”