Posts Under ‘risk’ Category

A Fishy Story

Some media outlets have picked up on a new study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. (More on that coverage in a minute.) Here’s the headline from the Oregon State University press release:   Study finds only trace levels of radiation from Fukushima in albacore The scientists seemed to make sure their results were put…Continue Reading…

Our Skewed Risk Perception of Nuclear Power

You may have heard, as Scientific American reports, that the “U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) voted to allow construction of two new nuclear reactors” in Georgia. It’s a pretty big deal, since Jimmy Carter was President the last time a commercial reactor was approved. As the LA Times notes, the new Georgia plant is supposed to…Continue Reading…