Back to Energy’s Future? — Part 1
America’s energy policy is an unmitigated disaster, being driven by a catastrophic man-made climate-change hoax. Instead of using nuclear energy to generate abundant,...
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Three Mile Island Revisited
Modern bias against nuclear power traces its origin to the partial meltdown of a reactor at Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island nuclear power plant...
Basic Nuclear Reactor Safety — Part 2
This is Part 2 of a two-part series that addresses nuclear power plant safety objectives and the associated safety measures designed to achieve...
Basic Nuclear Reactor Safety — Part 1
This is Part 1 of a two-part series that will address nuclear power plant safety objectives and the associated safety measures designed to...
Nuclear Energy Fables & Facts
The internet and major media are full of fables about nuclear energy. We present a few herein, and discuss some facts dispelling them....
Nuclear Industry Its Own Worst Enemy
The nuclear power complex made a huge mistake in how it originally promoted itself. That’s the contention of former MIT professor Jack Devanney...
Over-regulating Nuclear Energy
Harnessing the power of the atom to achieve a brighter energy future for the United States has been held back by irrational fear...
Radiation Dose and Cancer Risk
As a result of many decades of research, the health impacts of radiation are very well-understood. In a 2016 report, “Radiation: Effects and Sources,”...
How a Nuclear Reactor Works
Most people have a rather simple understanding of how a nuclear reactor works. That is, they know that uranium atoms split into parts...
The Facts About Home Radon
Radon has been around since long before mankind appeared on Earth. More than half of our natural background radiation exposure comes from radon,...
Latest Low-dose Radiation Research Program a Retread?
The American Nuclear Society (ANS) is planning a July 15 webinar entitled “High Expectations for the Future of Low-Dose Radiation Research.” The teaser...
The Dynamic World of Radioactive Decay
This is the third article in our series dispelling common myths about the risks and benefits of radiation. ...
Understanding Radiation Risks & Benefits
Editor’s Note: This article is the second in a continuing series published by The New American. For background material, please reference our first...
Dispelling Irrational Fear of Radiation
The New American is beginning a series featuring reliable nuclear news. ...