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
- Aug 25, 2013
- 6 min
Nuke Plant to Run on Expired Operating License
By Roger Witherspoon August 25, 2013 Download and/or Print Article Federal regulators have granted a special exemption to the Indian...
Roger Witherspoon
- Jul 29, 2013
- 8 min
Attorney Generals Fight for Public Access in Nuclear Issues
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article San Onofre The Attorney Generals of New York and Vermont have joined the fight against...
Roger Witherspoon
- Jul 17, 2013
- 6 min
Daddy, Me, Trayvon and “The Talk”
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Art I’d never seen Mom cry before. Daddy had said “go over to the chair. We have to talk.” And...
Roger Witherspoon
- Jun 21, 2013
- 5 min
Just Drifting: A Japanese Import Roaring on American Race Tracks
Anyone who has driven a car on sheet ice knows the feeling. You hit the gas pedal, and the wheels spin faster and faster, but the rear.....
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
- Mar 3, 2013
- 12 min
A Lasting Legacy of the Fukushima Rescue Mission: Part 3: Cat and Mouse with a Nuclear Ghost
By: Roger Witherspoon For several days, the winds from the destroyed nuclear reactors at Fukushima Daiichi crashed head on into the myth...
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
- Jan 30, 2013
- 4 min
Hyundai Santa Fe: The Ambitious Crossover from Korea
The Hyundai Sonata sedan has a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder, turbocharged engine producing 264 horsepower and 269 pound-feet of torque.
Roger Witherspoon
- Jan 13, 2013
- 6 min
The Ford F-150 Still the Runaway Best Seller
The F-150 Raptor is a work truck that looks good and can go anywhere and do just about anything one might want a vehicle to do.
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
- Dec 12, 2012
- 10 min
Cooling the Waters, Taking the Heat
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article In an unprecedented move, the environmental agencies of New Jersey and New York have...
Roger Witherspoon
- Dec 8, 2012
- 6 min
Cruising in a Luxury Liner: The Lexus GS 350
The Lexus GS-350 is a sport sedan aimed squarely at the upscale, market regularly patrolled by the BMW 535i, Mercedes E-350, Cadillac CTS...
Roger Witherspoon
- Dec 4, 2012
- 4 min
Rolling Through a Superstorm In a Mazda CX-5
he Mazda CX-5 is a mid-sized, five-passenger SUV that is not particularly intended for off-road driving and certainly wasn’t designed...
Roger Witherspoon
- Nov 30, 2012
- 5 min
When the Nuclear Fission Stops: PSC Seeks Future Without Indian Point
By Roger Witherspoon The two utilities providing electricity to New York City and Westchester County have been ordered by the State...
Roger Witherspoon
- Nov 18, 2012
- 9 min
The Dust Bowl: America’s Greatest Ecological Disaster
By Roger Witherspoon “A decade-long natural catastrophe of biblical proportions ensued, with swarms of grasshoppers and hordes of rabbits...
Roger Witherspoon
- Nov 15, 2012
- 4 min
NRC Probes Oyster Creek’s Hurricane Sandy Response
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article Federal regulators have launched a special probe to determine if officials at the...
Roger Witherspoon
- Nov 4, 2012
- 7 min
Riding out the Storm: Sandy vs. the Nuclear Plants
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article The roaring winds, at times approaching 100 miles per hour, were relentless as...
Roger Witherspoon
- Oct 29, 2012
- 3 min
Nuclear Plants Brace for Rising Wind and Water
By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article Eleven nuclear power plants in the direct path of Hurricane Sandy – including all four...
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