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Radiation

A person in a lab with protective gear next to a container of radioactive material | Photo: Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory; Fang family San Francisco Examiner photograph archive. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license

Government abuse

When the U.S. Military Gave People Radiation Poisoning

"We did a lot of field studies and got nothing to show for it," said one U.S. Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory researcher.

Matthew Petti | 5.19.2025 6:00 AM

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Donald Trump

Trump Administration Is Right: Open the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository

Some 70,000 metric tons to nuclear waste is still sitting at nuclear power plants

Ronald Bailey | 3.29.2017 1:50 PM

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Nuclear safety

Coal Pollution Likely Kills More People Annually Than Will Ever Die from Chernobyl Radiation

If you're worried about human health, nuclear wins easily over coal.

Ronald Bailey | 4.26.2016 1:41 PM

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Policy

GAO Wants Radiation Guidelines for Terrorism in U.S. Cities

Because of obsolete radiation guidelines, the greatest threat from terrorism is what Washington, in reaction to an attack, does to America.

Jon Utley | 11.23.2013 12:00 PM

Policy

South Korea Bans Fish From Northeast Japan, Citing Radiation Fears

Concerned about radioactive water leaking from Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant

Reason Staff | 9.6.2013 8:50 AM

Fukushima

The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster's Toll: How About Zero?

Ronald Bailey | 6.5.2013 10:40 AM

Politics

Radiation Non-Alert

Japan's broken nuclear reactors will have no detectable effect on the health of Americans.

Ronald Bailey | 3.29.2011 4:30 PM

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