Global Green USA
Global Green USA is one of 39 environmental and peace organizations that won a landmark lawsuit against the U.S Department of Energy for failure to follow-through on adequate environmental cleanup during its 50+ years of nuclear weapons research, testing, and production. Part of this settlement was the establishment of the MTA Fund (Citizens’ Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund), which provided $6.25 million for tribes and non-profit organizations to assess and conduct independent technical and scientific studies regarding the multitude of technical, ecological, and health issues surrounding the nation’s nuclear weapons complex.
Clark University was chosen by the non-profit peace and environmental groups as the conservator of these reports to ensure they remain available to the public in perpetuity. The unconventional election of university as conservator is an innovative example, particularly within the era of Web 1.0, of higher education as protector and provider of information through wide dissemination.
The research and reports available in this series were conducted by Global Green USA with their allocated portion of the MTA fund.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at digitalrepository@clarku.edu.
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The Oak Ridge National Security Complex: Human Health and the Environment as Casualties of Hot and Cold Wars
Global Green USA and Jasmine Aimaq Dr.
This report reviews lingering and emerging dangers at the largest NWC site, the Oak Ridge National Security Complex in Tennessee. The Oak Ridge site is both a high- value target for terrorist attack, a source of environmental contamination, and a potential public health threat. This report examines the nexus between environment, health and security at Oak Ridge, and discusses known and potential dangers in each of these areas.
This research was completed money allocated during Round 5 of the Citizens’ Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund (MTA Fund). Clark University was named conservator of these works.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at digitalrepository@clarku.edu
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The Death of a Nuclear Warhead: The Environmental and Health Impacts of Nuclear Weapons Complex Activities
Global Green USA and Jasmine Aimaq Dr.
Global Green USA is committed to the elimination of all weapons of mass destruction, and urges the government to continue disarmament efforts. The disassembly of nuclear weapons must, however, be conducted in a manner that minimizes danger to human health and the environment. There are a number of risks involved in disassembly, some unique, others similar to the dangers of the production of these weapons. Even low doses of fissile and other materials used in nuclear weapons, for instance, have been shown to pose serious risks to human health and the environment. This report examines these and other dangers, taking a particularly close look at the NWC’s Pantex Plant (Amarillo, Texas), where nuclear weapons slated for removal from the stockpile are disassembled.
This research was completed money allocated during Round 4 of the Citizens’ Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund (MTA Fund). Clark University was named conservator of these works.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at digitalrepository@clarku.edu
