Nuclear reactor accidents

Date: 1992

From: Clark, Laurence [Klarc], 1949- :New Zealand Herald cartoons, 17 March - 6 May 1992

Reference: H-009-007

Description: Shows a space vehicle circling the earth above the leak from the Sosnovy Bor nuclear power plant near St Petersburg Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: Bromide photograph

Date: 1992

From: Hubbard, Jim :Editorial cartoons

Reference: A-287-023

Description: Two worried Russian men in a snowy landscape Extended Title - Published in The Daily Telegraph 28 March 1992 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Photocopy, ink, felt-tip, white paint

Date: 2011

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-:Original cartoons. 1986-2011

Reference: A-453-412

Description: Shows two Japanese emergency services personnel fighting a fire at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. One notes that they need more "men with fatalistic courage who will knowingly tackle a doomed mission", to which the other responds "Yes - it's a pity Phil Goff's busy". Relates to the 2011 General Election Campaign, in which Goff was the leader of the Labour Party, as well as the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and felt-tip pen on paper, 230 x 340 mm

Date: 16 March 2011

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-:Original cartoons. 1986-2011

Reference: A-453-414

Description: Shows a stylised atom emerging out of the sea. Relates to the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 4th March 2011 and the present threat of a nuclear catastrophe caused by damaged nuclear power plants. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and felt-tip pen on paper, 230 x 340 mm

Date: 1980?-1988?

From: Scientists Against Nuclear Arms (N.Z.): Records

Reference: MS-Papers-12055-36

Description: Reports on the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster, hearings and other papers from the United States Congressional papers, the General Accounting Office and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, relating to nuclear accidents. Quantity: 1 box(es).

Date: 1979

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-135-160

Description: This cartoon features two men meeting at the adjoining gates of their working class type houses. Inside one of the houses can be seen a woman fuming at a newspaper report of rising costs. The neighbour is carrying a report about the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island in the USA Label on recto dated 2/4/79 1979 cartoon filed with those of 1977 Other Titles - Nuclear power plant crisis in U.S.A. Extended Title - Sugar up too! As well as milk and butter Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon, 320 x 440 mm

Date: 2011

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0017469

Description: Text reads 'Japan dumps radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean'. Further text reads 'The fission industry' and in the sea below swim dozens of radioactive fish. Context - following the earthquake and tsunami of 11 March in Japan a nuclear energy plant in Fukushima (200 km from Tokyo) was damaged; efforts to cool the overheated fuel rods mean there is an enormous amount of water contaminated with radioactivity to store safely - some of the less contaminated water is being flushed into the ocean. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017359

Description: The cartoon shows a starry night sky and the words 'He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata! He tangata! He tangata!' Translates as 'What is the most important thing in the world? It is people! It is people! It is people!' Context - may refer to a sense of heightened unease because of the Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011 and now the catastrophic Japanese earthquake of 11 March 2011 that is threatening nuclear disaster because of the meltdown of spent fuel rods in nuclear reactors in Fukushima. Colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Brockie, Robert Ellison, 1932- :Digital caricatures and cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017326

Description: The cartoon shows members of the 'Japan Seismic Institute studying an earthquake graph; one of them says 'Where was that Kiwi moonman when we wanted him?' Depicted also is thew 'moonman' Ken Ring as a wizard studying an astrological chart. Behind them all Japan is depicted as a devastated wasteland. Context - the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 4th March 2011 and the present threat of a nuclear catastrophe. Also the so-called Moon Man, astrologer Ken Ring, who predicted that Christchurch would be hit by a huge earthquake today (20 March 2011). His claims have terrified Cantabrians and led to people fleeing Christchurch. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017429

Description: The cartoon shows two fish talking together. One says 'They've put tsunami warning sirens along the coast' and the other says 'They'd better hurry up and stop the sewage spills too. A good-sized wave could dump it all back on them'. Context - the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on 11th March that caused several nuclear reactors to dangerously overheat and produce high radiation levels. Japan has invested heavily in technology to give advance warning for tsunamis and people are well drilled in procedures should a disaster strike. Water used to cool the overheated fuel rods in the damaged nuclear power plant becomes radioactive and although much of it is caught in storage tanks, some of it is flushed into the sea. So, as the cartoon suggests, another tsunami could flood the land with water contaminated with radioactivity. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0017318

Description: The cartoon depicts Japan with a rising sun behind it - the rising sun represents the nuclear symbol, sometimes used as a danger signal. Above the symbol are the words 'Land of the rising sun'. Context - the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 4th March 2011 and the present threat of a nuclear catastrophe caused by damaged nuclear power plants. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017340

Description: A gigantic Japanese sumo wrestler who represents Japan's earthquake, tsunami and nuclear reactor accident, grins as he bounces up and down on an unfortunate man who represents the 'public'. A scientist in a white coat representing 'experts' advises the man to 'Stay calm, avoid breathing bad air And we'll contain him!' Context - The potentially catastrophic nuclear reactor problems after the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017343

Description: An enormous sumo wrestler with a nuclear danger symbol for a face and atom symbols for nipples stands threateningly over a tiny wrestler who represents Japan. Context - The earthquake and tsunami of 11 March in Japan that have caused extremely dangerous overheating of several nuclear power plants which have lead to radioactive leakage. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017329

Description: Two fisherman are fishing off rocks and when one of them hooks 'a big one' the other asks if he has brought 'the Geiger counter'. In the distance are the islands of Japan. Context - The earthquake and tsunami of 11 March in Japan that have caused extremely dangerous overheating of several nuclear power plants which have lead to radioactive leakage. Officials have said seawater samples taken 20 miles off the coast of Fukushima contained 1,850 times the normal level of radioactivity. Nisa (NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL SCALE ASSOCIATION) said the tainted seawater posed no risk: "Ocean currents will disperse radiation particles and so it will be very diluted by the time it is consumed by fish and seaweed, and even more by the time they are consumed by humans. There is no need to worry about health risks." (Guardian 27 March 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]

By: New Zealand shipping gazette (Periodical)

Reference: DCDL-0017559

Description: Text reads 'News - NZ authorities have been assessing the radiation risk of various Japanese imports'. A Japanese person wearing protective clothing comes into the restaurant from the kitchen holding with long pincers a dish of something that radiates energy and asks guests sitting at a table if they would like 'More wasabi?' The guests dive away from the table yelling 'I prefer its warming glow to its warning glow!!' Context - the continuing danger from radioactive fallout after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on 11 March 2011 damaged a nuclear reactor. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1992

From: Scott, Thomas 1947?- :The Evening Post; Cartoons, 1 - 24 December 1992

Reference: H-033-014

Description: Shows an Arab holding up an outboard motor to strike the speaker. Refers to peace campaigner Owen Wilkes's conclusion that nuclear-powered ships are safe, but that they should not be allowed into New Zealand ports Other Titles - wielding Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: Bromide photograph

Date: 2011

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017331

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The minister says there are 'lessons for us in this nuclear accident!' When a colleague objects on the grounds that 'we don't have nuclear power stations' the minister agrees but says 'our economy is heading for a meltdown!' Context - The earthquake and tsunami of 11 March in Japan that have caused extremely dangerous overheating of several nuclear power plants leading to radioactive leakage. Also the stagnation of the New Zealand economy, now exacerbated because of the Christchurch earthquakes of 4 September 2010 and 22 February 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017337

Description: As buildings in Japan crumble and fall in an earthquake and fire breaks out, an enormous dragon with a nuclear danger symbol attached to its collar squeezes a building in its hand. A tiny person on the roof of a building shouts 'Heel boy! I said heeeel!' Context - The earthquake and tsunami of 11 March in Japan that have caused extremely dangerous overheating of several nuclear power plants which have lead to radioactive leakage. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017320

Description: The cartoon depicts a Japanese flag at half mast. The Japanese flag is white with a red rising sun on it but in the cartoon the sun, against a stormy sky, is dark blue and split into many parts. Context - the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 4th March 2011 and the present threat of a nuclear catastrophe caused by damaged nuclear power plants. Police estimates showed more than 18,000 people have died in the earthquake and tsunami. Colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DCDL-0017446

Description: A man sits in his armchair reading a newspaper with a headline that says 'Japan nuke latest'. His small son asks 'What do we use to mop up nuclear spills, Dad?' and his father replies 'The planet, boy, the planet'. Context - The Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011 that have caused serious overheating of several nuclear reactors in a power plant in Fukushima which is about 200 km from Tokyo. Radiation levels are extremely high and Japan warns that it could take months to stop radiation leaking from the nuclear plant. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).