U.S. and Japan Equally Shameless in Shuttling Officials From Regulatory Agencies to Nuclear Energy Industry
Both American and Japanese officials typically leave the government for cushy jobs in the nuclear-energy industry.
Robert Alvarez on Chernobyl, Fukushima and the U.S. Nuclear Complex
Footage from press conference at the National Press Club on April 26, 2011.
Fear of Fukushima Radiation Only Led to More Radiation
Tepco’s reluctance to vent any radiation led to an explosion at Fukushima.
Obama’s Dirty Energy Fixation
As radioactivity levels continue to spike in Fukushima, Obama’s support for nuclear power is unwavering.
Impact of Fukushima Continues to Inch up to Chernobyl Levels
Officially, Fukushima is now in the same class of accident as Chernobyl.
The FDA and the Fukushima Fallout
The FDA is disingenuous in its attempt to compare the radiation from a major nuclear accident to radiation exposures in everyday life.
Oh, for Those Halcyon Days When Nuclear Weapons Were Scarier Than Reactors
The immediate danger of Fukushima may pass, but nuclear energy remains risky.
Conversations with Great Minds and the Weekly Rumble
In The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann, the host discusses the latest developments at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant with Robert Alvarez, Senior Scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies.
Fukushima: Where Do Aliens Store Their Spent Fuel Rods?
As the Japanese nuclear crisis sheds light on nuclear safety, one issue, in particular, has been nudged into the spotlight.
Thanks to Fukushima Light Shed on U.S. Nuclear Facility Located on a Volcano
Seismic concerns grow over U.S. national nuclear labs.
Is There a Cause and Effect Between Fukushima and Attacking Libya?
Gaddafi’s plans to cancel oil contracts with Europe may have played a role in the decision to attack him.
Fukushima: Which Is It? “Certain level of success” or “crisis still not resolved”?
Both a surfeit and a shortage of water have been the problem in Japan lately.
In the End, Fukushima a Gift to the Nuclear Energy Industry?
It could turn into the gift that keeps on giving for the nuclear energy industry and its advocates.
For Clue to How U.S. Would Respond to Its Own Fukushima, Look at Financial Crisis
Will Fukushima be a “teaching moment” for the United States?
Fukushima: How Can It Be So Hard to Keep Water in a Pool?
It’s hard for non-techies to understand why keeping fuel rods covered with water is a problem.