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Nuclear Free Future: The Hazards of High-Level Nuclear Waste at Vermont Yankee 08/27/2020

Christopher Williams of the Vermont Yankee Decommissioning Alliance and the Citizens Awareness Network talks with host Margaret Harrington about the need for Vermonters to take responsibility for the radioactive fuel rods stored at the site of the closed Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant. They discuss environmental justice and sound public policy.

Nuclear Free Future: The Hazards of Transporting Vermont Yankee Nuclear Waste 06/18/2020

Guests Diane D’Arrigo of Nuclear Information and Resource Service and Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear talk with host Margaret Harrington about the hazards of transporting Vermont Yankee nuclear waste by Northstar to proposed centralized interim storage sites in Texas and New Mexico. This timely information is given to the public and the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Decommissioning Community Advisory Panel (VY NDCAP) before the next public comment period.

Guests:

Diane D'Arrigo
Radioactive Waste Project Director, Nuclear Information and Resource Service
www.nirs.org

Kevin Kamps
Radioactive Waste Specialist, Beyond Nuclear
www.beyondnuclear.org

Nuclear Free Future: The Gender and Radiation Impact Project 04/12/2019

Mary Olson, Director of the Southeast Office of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service, offers her insight into the greater danger faced by women and girls exposed to ionizing nuclear radiation. In this second Nuclear Free Future Conversation with host Margaret Harrington, Ms. Olson introduces The Gender and Radiation Impact Project.

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!

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