What are some of the anti-nuclear campaigns that have been prominent in the United States?
Q: What are some of the anti-nuclear campaigns that have been prominent in the United States?
A: Prominent anti-nuclear campaigns in the United States have included the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant, Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant, and Three Mile Island. More recent campaigns have related to the Indian Point Energy Center, Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Pilgrim Nuclear Generating Station, Salem Nuclear Power Plant, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, Idaho National Laboratory, proposed Yucca Mountain waste repository and other sites.
Q: Who are some of the groups involved in anti-nuclear protests?
A: Groups involved in various protests and demonstrations over the years include Abalone Alliance, Clamshell Alliance, Greenpeace USA Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER), Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE), Nevada Desert Experience (NDE), Nuclear Control Institute (NCI), Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS), Public Citizen Energy Program (PCEP), Shad Alliance and Sierra Club.
Q: When did anti-nuclear protests reach a peak?
A: Anti-nuclear protests reached a peak in the 1970s and 1980s as part of an environmental movement.
Q: What was one of the largest political demonstrations held in American history?
A: On June 12th 1982 one million people demonstrated in New York City's Central Park against nuclear weapons and for an end to the cold war arms race - making it one of the largest political demonstrations ever held in American history.
Q: What is International Day of Nuclear Disarmament?
A: International Day of Nuclear Disarmament is an annual event where protesters gather at various sites across America to demonstrate against nuclear weapons. The first event was held on June 20th 1983 with 50 sites participating across America.
Q: Who are some scientists who have expressed reservations about nuclear power or opposed nuclear weapons?
A: Scientists who have expressed reservations about nuclear power or opposed nuclear weapons include Barry Commoner, S. David Freeman John Gofman Arnold Gundersen Mark Z Jacobson Amory Lovins Arjun Makhijani Gregory Minor M V Ramana Joseph Romm Benjamin K Sovacool Paul M Doty Hermann Joseph Muller Linus Pauling Eugene Rabinowitch Frank N von Hippel
