Eighteen chapter leaders gathered recently for a dynamic two days of networking, strategizing and learning. Joined by national staff and meeting under the banner “Collaborating for a Stronger PSR,” the leaders focused on improving their recruitment of health professionals, building membership and tapping the talents of others in the network. The group welcomed several new faces, including two executive directors. The meeting took place in downtown Chicago.
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You might be. One-third of Americans live within 50 miles of a nuclear reactor. Check out our new mapping tool to see if you fall within an evacuation zone and are at risk.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) mandates that nuclear operators have plans for a 10-mile radius in the event of an accident. However, in the ongoing Fukushima nuclear crisis, the NRC recommended a 50-mile evacuation zone for Americans.
The Obama Administration's Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future is hosting public meetings around the country to solicit feedback on its draft commission report on nuclear waste policy. The first meeting was held in Denver on September 13.
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PSR physician experts gathered at the National Press Club on April 26 -- the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident -- to draw comparisons between Chernobyl and the ongoing Fukushima nuclear crisis, and to issue a warning about the inadequacies of emergency preparedness, in the event of such an accident in the United States.
DR. Roberta Richardson calls on Pueblo County Commissioners to vote down the re-zoning of land for a nuclear plant in Pueblo, Colorado
Source: Pueblo ChieftanPSR Colorado President Dr. Roberta Richardson spoke on the health risks of radiation.
Source: Denver WestwordA small anti-nuclear rally outside the Colorado state Capitol on Tuesday commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster. The Colorado Coalition to Prevent Nuclear War and Colorado PSR hosted the event on the west steps of the Capitol.
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Tell President Obama to abolish the Nuclear Loan Guarantee Program.
Thank President Obama for his courageous and health-protecting decision not to permit construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.