"Significant Construction Flaws"

In some of Hanford's double walled tanks.

The World's Toughest Demolition Project

Fukushima.

How To Waste $73,000,0000

Build a fairy tale park.

"Democracy Now" Fear Mongers Nuclear Power

"Natural News" Isn't On My Reading List

And it shouldn't be on yours.

Good Luck LA

At repealing an anti-science bill.

Global Solar Radiation Map

To help with solar power planning.

13 People Exposed At WIPP

From the recent high airborne contamination incident.

GE Poised To Help Japan With Wind Energy

Ironic since GE supplied Units 1,2, & 6 at Fukushima.

One Down In OK

And one anti-science bill remaining.

I Would Have Thought This Is Obvious

Black skin evolved to protect against UV radiation.

Nuclear Waste Mismanagement

Is expensive.

Science Attacked By Computers

And humans suck at preventing it.

Fukushima Radioactivity Detected Near Vancouver

That's Vancouver, Canada.

The Radioactive Reptile Is Back!

Godzilla.  And he looks pissed.

Japan To Lift Part Of Fukushima Evacuation Order

Effective April Fool's Day.

Protecting Astronauts Prior To Entering Space Radiation Environment

Using DNA molecular profiles.

Rocky Flats' "Special Exposure Cohort"

Is described here.

A Radioactive Mess Wrapped Up In Plastic

That would be Fukushima.

RP Services - Attend To Your Radioactive Socks!

Stop stockpiling them in order to avoid disposal costs.

Want To Buy A Piece Of A Nuclear Power Plant?

Check out San Onofre.

Oh, The Pain

I am currently watching C-Span 3 which is broadcasting a Senate hearing on climate change.

The Republicans are in denial.

It is painful.

Another Science vs Religion Debate

If the Bill Nye vs Ken Ham debate wasn't enough for you, feel free to check out the Sean Carroll (science) vs William Lane Craig (superstitions) debate tonight at 8 p.m. eastern.

Details here.

AZ - You Are An Embarrassment

Legislators pass anti-gay bill.

"The Deception Of Evolution Is Ungodly"

Jeesus fucking christ.

The Discovery Institute - The War On Reason

This moronic video is called The War On Humans.  They are selling the idea that humans are special, in the Christian sense, though they avoid any mention of religion.  Since humans are special, so the "thinking" goes, we can do what we want with other animals.  Narcissism, anyone?

P.S.  It's hilarious at about 16:00, where Smith says there's no "nature left in Santa Monica".  Why is it that Smith?

Faith In God - Can Kill You

Why One Appealing Part Of Creationism Is Wrong

It's the distinction creationists try to manufacture between "historical" and "observational" science.  The point being made is that if a person wasn't there to actually observe something, we are all equally clueless about what happened.  (There would be much fewer criminal convictions if this were true, since many crimes don't have eyewitnesses, but are prosecuted based on other evidence).

Physicist Lawrence Krauss explains why that distinction is bogus.

A similarly manufactured distinction in health physics is that below radiation doses where we can "observe" an increase in cancer risk, we are clueless as to whether there is an increased cancer risk or not.  No, we're not clueless. We have plenty of other evidence which allows us to conclude that at radiation doses below which we don't have sufficient epidemiological statistical power, we still have an increased cancer risk with increasing dose.

TEPCO Deals With Another Water Leak

At Fukushima.

Cancer Scans With MRI's

Would reduce the later cancer risk compared with using ionizing radiation.

More WIPP Radioactivity

An airborne monitoring station located near the facility showed elevated radioactivity.

America - You Have A Problem

Astrology.

Evolution vs Creationism

The Bill Nye versus Ken Ham debate will air on C-span tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern.

IAEA NE News

There's an app for it.

Dan Hirsch Back At It

Fukushima fear-mongering.

Pseudo-Science Has Consequences

Like faith healing.

Did I mention faith healing?

Whistle Blower Fired From Hanford Site

These are always complex situations...sometimes the whistle blower feels empowered to not perform his/her job in a sort of employer blackmail.  Other times, it is the employer who feels that it is payback time.

Rocky Flats Worker No Longer Have To Prove Cancers Are Work-Related

As long as they meet certain criteria.

Nuclear Energy A Danger To Health!

Well, not really.  That's just an old claim of the Physicians for Social Responsibility.  I didn't know that Jeffery Patterson, their former president, had died. I had caught him lying a bunch of times in the past.

Nuke Protesters Sentenced

Bye-bye.

Your Inner Fish

Is a wonderful book on evolutionary biology by Neil Shuben.

Now it's a 3 part PBS series, starting in April.

OK - You Have Another Problem

A second anti-science bill is being considered.

Hills To Scientific Discoveries Grow Steeper

Take the Higgs field for example.

Financier Putting His $ To Work On Climate Change

Investing in technology?  No, Tom Steyer is investing in changing the politics through advertising.

Fox News Promoting GW Denial

Again.

That's Not A Valentine's Day Card!

It's an "open letter" from some DeNiArs to "journal editors" asking them to deny LNT.

Looks like some folks are in love with themselves.

Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn Is An Embarrassment

To the state in which I live.

The Improbability Principle

Or, never say never.

SoS Kerry Blasts Climate Change Deniers

Bravo.

WIPP High Airborne Radioactivity

Could be a false alarm, but seems unlikely.

Americans' Science Report Card

Ain't two gud.

Expect The Unexpected

Abrupt climate change:

KS - You Have A Problem

A bill allowing discrimination of gays.

What Does The IAEA Think About Fukushima Decommissioning Efforts?

They've issued a report.

Hanford Battles

Pit Feds against Washington state.

"Atom" Booklet Series

Old U.S. AEC booklets are available here.

Don't Forget To Pack Your Shielding!

On a Mars vacation.

Another Biblical Error

As if there weren't already hundreds, now we have the timing of camels.

Is America Evolving On Evolution?

Seems so.

OOOPS!

TEPCO may have had instrument calibration problems at Fukushima.

Ding Dong On Global Warming

It's Larry Bell in Forbes again.

He is associated with CFACT, which is incapable seeing facts thanks to fossil fuel industry donations.

The Cruelty Of Creationism

A review of the HBO documentary, Questioning Darwin.

OH - You Have A Problem

A Christian mis-educating your youth.

Relax, HI

Fukushima contamination is trivial.

WIPP For Spent Fuel

It's been discussed for many years and is still being discussed.

Former Rocky Flats Site A Concern For Some

Not much basis to be concerned, though.

10 Problems With How We Think

Be careful.

Power Lines Don't Increase Cancer Risk

In children.

Couple Of Small Fukushima Earthquakes

No damage noted.

IDiots Are Leading Scholars?

HA! HA!

ICRP Initiative On The Ethics Of Radiological Protection

Has already kicked-off and will find its way in the U.S. this summer.

The Dumbest Thing Ever Said About Radioactivity

Courtesy of Thunderf00t:

EPA Revisiting Tritium Drinking Water Standard

Originally adopted in 1977.

Ohio Firm Interested In TENORM Waste

From fossil fuel production.

Arkansas Hospital Understands Radiation Safety

Located in Ark City.

U.S. Climate Hubs

To combat climate change, details scant.

The Next Weak Nuclear Link?

There will be another meltdown sometime and somewhere.

Yes, There Are Such Things As Dumb Questions

And who better to ask them, then Creationists?

Engineer vs Clown

Bill Nye ("The Science Guy") will be debating creationist Ken Ham tonight.

U.S. Religiosity

Where does your state rank?

The Challenge Of Modeling Contaminants In Soil

You go SNL (not Saturday Night Live)!

Congrats N. CA

You have access to low dose x-ray technology.

Some Americans Scared Of Fukushima Wash-up

Stick with the scientific consensus....not "scientists".

Internet Postings Stoke Fukushima Fears

Which is why people should stick with the scientific consensus.