#94: Study Shows Shut Down Reactors, Local Cancer Rates Go Down!

Nuclear Hotseat hosted by Libbe HaLevy

English - April 03, 2013 05:07 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MB
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Quick: Southern California Edison asks NRC for licensing hearing - good or bad? Gary Headrick reveals recent SCE feints, manipulations and slickery, as well as sudden NRC personnel changes (investigation lead Elmo Collins "retires," engineer Art Howell takes over!) that may directly impact the results of the restart hearings. PLUS: Arkansas nuke plant accident kills 1, injures 8; new study indicates nuke plant shutdowns reduce local cancer rates; Quebec puts a moratorium on uranium exploration and development; cops turn Indian anti-nuke protest into mass jailing; no new nukes in Fukushima (can you believe they were thinking seriously about it?!?); and Nuclear Reactors: When Animals Attack!