(January 11, 2002) Welcome to the new WISE/NIRS Nuclear Monitor. Our new magazine, formed by the merger of NIRS Nuclear Monitor and the WISE News Communique, will continue to cast a critical eye on the nuclear industry and keep you up to date with the latest anti-nuclear news and actions, 20 times a year.
Two versions will be produced: one in Washington, D.C. for subscribers in the USA and Canada, the other in Amsterdam for subscribers in the rest of the world. Both will feature news from all over the world, but the US version will sometimes carry more US news. Both of these versions will be available in paper and e-mail (Adobe Acrobat PDF) format. With the e-mail version, you receive the news quicker and it saves us postage and printing costs.
All US and Canadian subscribers should contact NIRS concerning problems or comments with their subscriptions, and all others should contact WISE Amsterdam.
After a month or two, old issues will be put on the WISE web page. Whenever you come across a reference to a previous Nuclear Monitor or WISE News Communique article, you should be able to find it on the Web, as follows:
NIRS Nuclear Monitor articles at www.nirs.org/mononline/mononl.htm
WISE News Communique articles at www.antenna.nl/wise (each article has a reference number - if you know the reference number then you can find it straight away, e.g. article 533.5194, "US NRC underestimates risks at reactors" is at www.antenna.nl/wise/533/5194.html)
If you cannot find an old article, let us know and we will send it to you.
The NIRS/WISE Editorial Team
WISE-Amsterdam/NIRS
ISSN: 0889-3411
Editorial team: Stuart Field, Robert Jan van den Berg (WISE Amsterdam), Michael Mariotte (NIRS) With contributions from others: Bellona, GANE and Green World
Reproduction of this material is encouraged. Please give credit when reprinting.
The environmental community mourns the tremendous loss of Irene Kock. Ms. Kock, a renowned Canadian anti-nuclear activist and respected author, died in an auto accident on New Year's Eve. She was in her 41st year. Irene is survived by her loving companion, David Martin, her long-time partner in life and vocation. After more than a decade at the helm of Nuclear Awareness Project, Dave and Irene recently joined forces with the Sierra Club of Canada.
Irene was well known to people from both NIRS and WISE. Undaunted by the resources and influence of the Canadian nuclear power and uranium mining industries, she calmly and tirelessly put the case for a nuclear shutdown and safe alternatives. The quality of her writing speaks for itself, and remains as a lasting tribute to her.
Irene will be sorely missed by all those who knew her. She touched everyone with her tremendous courage, strength and generosity. Her impact was so profound that even those who never knew her will be affected by her loss.