NH #724: Dangers Grow in Nuclear Radiation Cancer Zone: Piketon Ohio’s Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant – Journalist Jason Salley

One portion of the clean-up site at Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant

Investigative Journalist Jason Salley

This Week’s Featured Interview:

  • Jason Salley is an investigative journalist known for his hard-hitting reporting on environmental contamination and government oversight. With a focus on uncovering the hidden truths of Appalachia, his work has exposed decades of radioactive pollution and corporate negligence at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Pike County, Ohio. Salley’s fearless storytelling and relentless pursuit of the facts have made him a powerful voice for the communities impacted by America’s nuclear legacy.
    I spoke with Jason Salley on May 9, 2025.
  • Jason Salley LINKS:

(l-r) Vina Colley, Gina Doyle, Jason Salley

A quote on the women in the photo, from Jason Salley: “There are two inspiring women pictured from left to right in the photo. The woman on the left is Vina Colley, who has been referred to as the Erin Brockovich of Appalachia. She was one of the original whistleblowers who brought attention to the contamination from the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant. The woman on the right is Gina Doyle, who is a lifelong resident of Piketon and the leader of the online advocacy group called “Don’t Dump On Us”. Both of these women are remarkable and have dedicated themselves to promoting justice for their community.”

Youtube series on Piketon’s Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Episode 1 of 4
by The APPA Report – Appalachia’s Environmental Watchdog . @TheAPPAReport

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LINKS:

  • CALL FOR PAPERS: Archives as Witness: Preserving History, Memory, and Art at the Peace Resource Center at Wilmington College (September 30-October 1, 2025, Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio) – The Peace Resource Center at Wilmington College invites conference proposals from scholars, artists, and nuclear activists to present work inspired by archival research related to nuclear histories at their upcoming 50th Anniversary Conference.  For more information and to apply, CLICK HERE.
  • FUKUSHIMA FALLOUT AWARENESS NETWORK (FFAN)’s Mayday Campaign Needs Your Signature Now.
    The FDA continues to stonewall a 2013 Citizen Petition to lower the current allowable levels of cancer-causing cesium 134, and 137 in food. Fukushima Fallout Awareness Network, a project of the National Institute for Science, Law, and Public Policy, is asking for everyone to put HHS (which oversees FDA) on notice.
    Please sign the MoveOn petition now – CLICK HERE! The petition will be delivered along with others next week to HHS, FDA, and leaders of the Make America Healthy Again Caucus and Commission.