Tag Archive | "nuclear"

Japan Meltdown: Human Error Starts in the Boardroom

Thursday, March 17, 2011

0 Comments

Japan Meltdown: Human Error Starts in the Boardroom

I remember days and nights spent at a rewrite desk in Washington 25 years ago, taking in and editing nearly unbelievable information from reporters in Russia and Western Europe. Where was this place, Chernobyl? Was the meltdown first, or the explosion? Was radiation really spreading across Europe? Do we have a stringer in Norway? How [...]

Continue reading...

As Japan Fears Catastrophe, U.S. Energy Chief Says ‘Don’t Worry’

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

1 Comment

As Japan Fears Catastrophe, U.S. Energy Chief Says ‘Don’t Worry’

The U.S. is fiddling on nuclear reactor safety while Japan burns. The worst threat in Japan now comes from spent nuclear fuel stored in poorly protected water pools--just like in the United States.

Continue reading...