NH #772: SPECIAL: Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster at 40 – New Safe Confinement UN-SAFE; Bulgarian Survivor Kouneva; Gundersen on Fukushima Comparison
The Elephant’s Foot – Chernobyl’s melted radioactive core
Arnie Gundersen on New Safe Confinement Problems, Fukushima Comparison
Russian drone attack punches hole in New Safe Confinement structure; $2 billion minimum to fix!
- Nuclear engineer and whistleblower Arnie Gundersen explains the nature of the damage created by the February 14, 2025 drone attack on Chernobyl, which blew a hole in the New Safe Confinement structure and set the insulation on fire. Then he compares the severity of Chernobyl with Fukushima – which one was a worse nuclear disaster? The answer may surprise you!
Bulgarian Chernobyl Survivor Bonnie Kouneva
- Bonnie Kouneva was a 15-year-old living in Communist Bulgaria when the Chernobyl disaster began, but no one knew about it because the Soviet Union said nothing to its people. On May 1, May Day, only five days after it began, Bulgarian citizens were “encouraged” by the Soviet hierarchy to attend all-day celebrations of the communist state – outdoors, in the rain – at the exact time the worst of Chernobyl’s radiation was directly overhead. Here, she paints the picture of the impact of that radiation rainout and lets us know the result of this devastating experienc on her health and on her children.
The Nuclear Resister with Jack Cohen-Joppa
- The longest war tax protest in U.S. history began with one couple’s conscientious refusal to pay for nuclear weapons or war, a commitment that inspired supporters nationwide and built community through the power of nonviolent direct action. Here with another story from our shared history of resisting nukes – is Jack Cohen-Joppa, co-coordinator of the Nuclear Resister.
- National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee
