Laka is not only a research center on nuclear energy issues, but als a documentation center. In size the largest part of the archive are hunderds of thousands articles from newspapers and magazines from all over the world. The clippings are sorted by some 600 subjects, but are not digitally available. Of course it is possible to visit the archive, do come by!
Publications
Laka's library contains around eight thousand publications. From scientific and technical reports to obscure brochures; a wide variety. The library gives you a good impression of the rise and fall of nuclear power.
More and more publications become available as PDF. Most you can download directly, but if not, you can contact us to acquire a copy or a scan.
Nuclear and radiological incidents
Anti-nuclear magazines
A trove of magazines from the Dutch anti-nuclear movement has been digitized by Laka. Many hundreds of issues are available online.
Laka is now working on digitising its collection of anti-nuclear magazines from countries other than The Netherlands (Germany, UK, USA, etc.). Start here to discover this part of the library.
Dataset of magazines
Laka's publications
Over the years, Laka has published many research papers. About depleted uranium, nuclear waste, the production of medical isotopes, the anti-nuclear movement, the history of nuclear power, about nuclear energy in general and the rich cultural heritage of the movement; like 'Asterix en de kerncentrale'. Some publications are in Dutch, others in English. All are available online here.
Posters
Laka possesses a large collection of posters from the (international) anti-nuclear movement of the past 45 years. Posters are rarely lend out. We have an online exhibition with a selection of posters from twenty-eight countries AND an online database with about 5000 posters.
In 2011 Laka published Radiating Posters: A collection of 600 posters from the international movement against nuclear power.
Protest culture
Here a brief glimpse of the Dutch 'strijdcultuur' material.
Videos
An important part of Laka's documentation center is the video collection. Alternative productions and long lost images have been rescued. Much material has been recorded in the eighties on VHS and is digitized.
Slides
Two sets of slides (in Dutch) are permanently available on the website. They're from the nineteen fifties, the age of unlimited faith in the future and in the possibilities of nuclear energy...
Audio
(only on the Dutch part of the site) Not yet disclosed and categorized, but rather extensive, is the part on audio. The tapes include radio programs at which Laka was involved and many interviews with Laka. Work is in progress.