Former NRC Chair: Emergency Plans Won’t Protect Residents from Radiation, And Indian Point Should Be
Gregory Jaczko: Shut Indian Point down By Roger Witherspoon The former head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said yesterday that...
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Roger Witherspoon
- Mar 15, 2013
- 16 min
A Lasting Legacy of the Fukushima Rescue Mission: Part 4 Living with the Aftermath
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article The large black sailor was naked in the middle of a roped-off area below decks, and he...
Roger Witherspoon
- Feb 11, 2013
- 9 min
A Lasting Legacy of the Fukushima Rescue Mission: Part 2: The Navy Life – Into the Abyss
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article To the US Government, Operation Tomodachi was just another big humanitarian aid and...
Roger Witherspoon
- Feb 1, 2013
- 8 min
A Lasting Legacy of the Fukushima Rescue Mission: Pt 1 Radioactive Contamination of American Sailors
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article The Department of Defense has decided to walk away from an unprecedented medical...
Roger Witherspoon
- May 22, 2012
- 8 min
Fractious NRC Forces Chairman’s Resignation
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article Gregory Jaczko resigned as head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Monday, ending...
Roger Witherspoon
- Mar 27, 2012
- 6 min
When Redundant Safety Systems Fail: Bi-Annual Nuclear Meltdowns
The statistics of nuclear reactor meltdowns are stark. Despite improvements in technology and upgrades in safety, on average one of the...
Roger Witherspoon
- Dec 31, 2011
- 7 min
Simulated Oyster Creek Emergency Postponed Due to Real Disasters
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article Operators of the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant have been granted a year’s delay in...
Roger Witherspoon
- Sep 26, 2011
- 7 min
Nuclear Poison in the Land: A Farm Family from Fukushima Loses it All
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article Killing the chickens was the worst. For a 53-year-old organic farmer like Sachiko...
Roger Witherspoon
- Sep 2, 2011
- 4 min
America’s Quake-Proof Nukes
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article As the Japanese struggle to prevent a widening disaster in its nuclear fleet from...
Roger Witherspoon
- Mar 30, 2011
- 6 min
Feds Rate Region’s Nuclear Fleet “Safe” But Japanese Problems Fuel Skepticism
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article All six nuclear reactors in the New York/ New Jersey metropolitan area are operating...
Roger Witherspoon
- Mar 14, 2011
- 3 min
Japan’s Information Deficit
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article Information is vital in times of calamity. Unfortunately, it is difficult to determine...
Roger Witherspoon
- Mar 13, 2011
- 6 min
A Nuclear Hail Mary – Seawater or Disaster
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article The announcement by the Japanese government that sea water is being pumped into the...
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