Articles by Robert Alvarez

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Minding the Nuclear Fault Line

July 3, 2013 | The federal government should transfer the spent nuclear fuel held at a shuttered nuclear power plant in Southern California before the next earthquake strikes.

A Radioactive Conflict of Interest

A Radioactive Conflict of Interest

June 25, 2012 | Having the Energy Department manage radiation health research makes as much sense as giving tobacco companies the authority to see if smoking is bad for you.

No Nuclear Nirvana on the Horizon

No Nuclear Nirvana on the Horizon

March 5, 2012 | Nearly a year after the Fukushima disaster and more than three decades after the Three Mile Island accident, nuclear power remains expensive, dangerous, and too radioactive for Wall Street.

Flying and Radiation Risks

March 29, 2010 | Shouldn't we determine whether full-body airport scanners could increase cancer risks before deploying them everywhere?