Topic: Robert Alvarez

A report from the Radiation and Public Health Project claiming that Fukushima radiation caused hypothyroidism in West Coast infants is scrutinized. The hosts identify board member Robert Alvarez as a former Clinton administration official with a history of anti-nuclear activism. They argue the report is biased and designed to extort the nuclear industry rather than provide objective health data.

Reports circulating online warn of a global radiation catastrophe if the spent fuel pool at Fukushima's Unit 4 collapses. The hosts debunk these claims by citing an American Nuclear Society report on structural reinforcements and identifying the primary source of the alarm, Robert Alvarez, as an anti-nuclear activist with questionable credentials.