http://www.radio4all.net/program/50999Podcast for Program: Michael Mariotte: Fukushima/USA update from NIRS.orgWed, 13 Apr 2011 12:11:11 +0000240http://www.radio4all.net/program/50999Michael Mariotte discusses; The role of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service ( nirs.org the non profit he directs), the current situation at the Fukushima nuclear power plants, and the current political situation in the United States in the context of the Obama administration's push for a "nuclear renaissance". Also discussed are the economics of nuclear power and the 6 fold rise in the level of "safe" background radiation over the last 25 years.Politics and ScienceWed, 13 Apr 2011 12:11:11 +0000