Indian Point Contaminates the Hudson River With Uncontrollable Radioactive Flow
By Roger Witherspoon For more than a decade, it has been impossible for operators of the Indian Point nuclear power plant to stop highly...
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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
- Dec 13, 2012
- 7 min
Double-Teamed: New York Battles the Feds And Entergy to Close Indian Point Nuclear Plant
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article William Holston was obviously exasperated. For nearly two hours he had fielded the...
Roger Witherspoon
- Sep 9, 2012
- 6 min
Turning off Indian Point And Keeping the Subways Running
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article For the past decade, Entergy and supporters have proclaimed that its twin Indian Point...
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
- Oct 8, 2011
- 4 min
Weapons Upgrade Sought For Indian Point Guards
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article Entergy Nuclear has asked federal regulators to override New York State’s weapons law...
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
- Feb 16, 2011
- 6 min
Suit Seeks Review of Local Nuclear Waste Storage
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article A federal court suit challenging the right of nuclear plant operators to store high...
Roger Witherspoon
- Jun 23, 2010
- 4 min
Regulators Cite FP&L For Safety Violations
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article Federal regulators have fined Florida Power & Light $70,000 for improperly maintaining...
Roger Witherspoon
- Apr 7, 2010
- 4 min
Nuclear Powered Cancer Clusters
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article For the past 20 years, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has used an epidemiologically...
Roger Witherspoon
- Apr 5, 2010
- 4 min
Double, Bubble, Toil and Trouble: Hope Creek’s Cobalt Stew
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article Nuclear safety experts warn that a proposal to increase profits at the Hope Creek...
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