The Earthquake in Japanese Energy Policy
In this crisis Japan’s power generation, energy security, and energy plans have taken perhaps the most profound and protracted blow.
Nuclear Power Rips off Taxpayers
Whether you support nuclear power or not, subsidizing and thereby artificially lessening the nuclear power industry’s financial risks is just plain fiscally irresponsible.
Unsafe at Any Exposure
There’s no safe level of radiation exposure.
Nuclear Generations
Obama’s preparing for many generations of nukes.
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.
How to Avoid our own Fukushima
The government should finally address the dangers posed by unsafe storage practices for spent fuel.
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.
Unsafe at Any Reactor
U.S. nuclear plants are storing increasing amounts of highly radioactive spent fuel in pools that are vulnerable to accident or attack. New safety policies are needed.
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.
Safeguarding Spent Fuel Pools in the United States
A drained spent fuel pool in the U.S. could lead to a catastrophic fire that would result in long-term land contamination substantially worse than what the Chernobyl accident unleashed.
Japan’s Chaos is a Wake-up Call
It’s time for a nuclear energy time-out.
The Dangers of Nuclear ‘Ice-Nine’
We were just about to start getting back into the nuclear energy business ourselves after refraining from building any new nuclear reactors for decades.