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The U.S. Department of State has announced a large funding package to repair Chernobyl's protective structure, damaged during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, to prevent potential radioactive leaks.
The U.S. Department of State has announced a large funding package to repair Chernobyl’s protective structure, damaged during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, to prevent potential radioactive leaks. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The United States Department of State has pledged $100 million to repair the Chernobyl nuclear plant after it was damaged during a Russian drone strike. The State Department’s pledge constitutes 20 percent of the G7’s approximately $500 million cost to repair the site’s protective structure. DETAIL: On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of State announced a $100 million commitment towards repairing the Chernobyl (Chornobyl) power plant, the site of the infamous 1986 nuclear disaster in Soviet Ukraine. The plant…Open
Her family thought she was a hypochondriac, but Janet Stadt suffered mutliple cancers in the years after she was unknowingly injected with Plutonium as part of a Manhattan Project experiment on Americans. WATCH the full conversation now on “The Truth of the Matter Podcast with Natasha Zouves” on NewsNation, or listen wherever you get your podcasts. To find the full episode and investigation, visit newsnationnow.com/TOTM/
AI:Janet Stadt suffered from multiple cancers following an experiment conducted during the Manhattan Project, in which she was unknowingly injected with plutonium. While her family initially suspected hypochondria, investigations revealed the connection to the experimental procedure.Open
Janet Stadt entered a hospital in Rochester, N.Y., seeking treatment for an ulcer. She never consented to becoming a human test subject. Yet in 1946, doctors secretly injected her with plutonium — a radioactive element used to build atomic bombs — to study how it behaved inside the human body. NewsNation's Natasha Zouves , host of "The Truth of the Matter" podcast, talks with the woman's grandson. Listen to the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSmK1GKAuWo&list=PL6PrA6lo8rJIaFbc0VZfFz4xcY8d6vaR6 "NewsNation Prime" is America’s source for unbiased news offering a full range of perspectives from across the U.S. Weekends starting at 7p/6C. #Prime NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
AI:In 1946, Janet Stadt was secretly injected with plutonium by doctors in Rochester, N.Y., without her consent while seeking treatment for an ulcer. The injection was part of a study to observe how the radioactive element behaves within the human body. NewsNation's "The Truth of the Matter" explores this medical ethics case through an interview with Stadt's grandson.Open