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Did Fukushima Quash the Global "Nuclear Renaissance"?
Where five key countries stand on the controversial issue of nuclear power.
January 17, 2012
Gregory Jaczko: What the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Can Learn From Fukushima
In the wake of the disasater at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair Gregory Jaczko says the U.S. has "to go forward always with that expectation that an accident can happen, and we have to do the right things to prevent it."
January 17, 2012
David Lochbaum: "The NRC Is Not Doing Its Job"
"The biggest concern I've had with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission over the years I've been monitoring them is lack of consistency," says David Lochbaum, a nuclear expert with the Union of Concerned Scientists. "They're a little bit slow at solving known safety problems."
January 17, 2012
Joe Pollock: Inside the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant
Despite a contentious relicensing battle, former Indian Point Vice President of Operations Joe Pollock insists that the plant is safe -- and that it's a boon for the environment and the local community.
January 17, 2012
Afghanistan's Opium Profits Soared in 2011
The value of opium produced in Afghanistan increased by 133 percent last year to $1.4 billion, or about 9 percent of the country's GDP...
January 17, 2012
How Much Electricity Does My State Generate From Nuclear?
Our state-by-state map might surprise you (especially if you live in Vermont or Connecticut).
January 17, 2012
Did Santorum Suggest Iran Wants Nukes to Bring Back Messiah?
As international inspectors confirmed Monday that Iran has begun enriching uranium at its underground Fordo plant, presidential hopeful Rick Santorum laid out a bold claim that Iran's leadership deliberately located the plant to hasten an apocalyptic "end-of-times" scenario. FRONTLINE asked some experts to assess his claim.
January 13, 2012
Court-Martial Recommended for WikiLeaks Suspect
Pfc. Bradley Manning should be referred to a general court-martial, Lt. Col. Paul Almanza, the investigating officer assigned to Manning's pre-trial hearing, recommended today.
January 12, 2012
Press Release
On Feb. 14, FRONTLINE presents the television premiere of the award-winning documentary The Interrupters, the moving story of three dedicated "violence interrupters"—Ameena Matthews, Cobe Williams and Eddie Bocanegra—who, with bravado, humility and even humor, work to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they themselves once employed.
January 11, 2012
Prosecutors Move to Shut Down Mendocino Pot Permit Program
Mendocino County’s ambitious effort to regulate marijuana production – the first of its kind in California and the nation – is facing growing uncertainty following new threats of legal action by federal prosecutors.
January 11, 2012