The Union of Concerned Scientists
Science-based nonprofit organization
The Union of Concerned Scientists is a nonprofit based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that uses science to work for a healthy environment and a safer world. Two of its scientists co-wrote Fukushima.
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About The Union of Concerned Scientists
The Union of Concerned Scientists is a science-based nonprofit with its base in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its stated aim is to support a healthy environment and a safer world. Two of its experts, David Lochbaum and Edwin Lyman, wrote Fukushima with Susan Q. Stranahan. Lochbaum has headed the organization's Nuclear Safety Project, and Lyman is a senior scientist in its Global Security Program. Lyman has also spoken about the risk of a similar nuclear disaster at plants in the US.