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Indian Point Contaminates the Hudson River With Uncontrollable Radioactive Flow

Roger Witherspoon

Feb 13, 20166 min read

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...

A Lasting Legacy of the Fukushima Rescue Mission: Part 4 Living with the Aftermath

Roger Witherspoon

Mar 15, 201316 min read

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...

A Lasting Legacy of the Fukushima Rescue Mission: Part 2: The Navy Life – Into the Abyss

Roger Witherspoon

Feb 11, 20139 min read

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...

Double-Teamed: New York Battles the Feds And Entergy to Close Indian Point Nuclear Plant

Roger Witherspoon

Dec 13, 20127 min read

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...

Turning off Indian Point And Keeping the Subways Running

Roger Witherspoon

Sep 9, 20126 min read

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...

When Redundant Safety Systems Fail: Bi-Annual Nuclear Meltdowns

Roger Witherspoon

Mar 27, 20126 min read

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...

Weapons Upgrade Sought For Indian Point Guards

Roger Witherspoon

Oct 8, 20114 min read

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...

Feds Rate Region’s Nuclear Fleet “Safe” But Japanese Problems Fuel Skepticism

Roger Witherspoon

Mar 30, 20116 min read

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...

Suit Seeks Review of Local Nuclear Waste Storage

Roger Witherspoon

Feb 16, 20116 min read

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, 20104 min read

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, 20104 min read

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...

Double, Bubble, Toil and Trouble: Hope Creek’s Cobalt Stew

Roger Witherspoon

Apr 5, 20104 min read

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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