| Sep 4, 2013 | Environment / HealthThe first thing to remember about nuclear power is that it’s not safe. Just ask Japan. The second thing to remember is that nuclear power isn’t cheap. Connecticut draws half its juice from nuclear reactors and has the second-highest rates in the country, after...
| Jul 3, 2013 | Environment / HealthSouthern California Edison’s recent decision to permanently close the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) transforms that power plant into a storage site for radioactive waste. It houses one of the largest concentrations of radioactivity in the United...
| Jun 12, 2013 | Peace / SecurityCan a single example illustrate why the federal budget is so hard to get under control? A somewhat obscure nuclear processing plant on the Savannah River in South Carolina might do the trick. The Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, known by the awkward acronym MOX,...
| Dec 19, 2012 | Environment / HealthAtoms make Those turbines fly; Just not safe For you or I. You’ll be pleased to hear that after decades of diligent negotiations, nuclear weapons are no longer the greatest danger to the world today. You’ll be less pleased to hear that the top danger now is nuclear...
