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The Radiation and Public Health Project (RPHP) is a nonprofit educational + scientific group. We work to understand effects of nuclear radiation+public health.
NYC area
Joined September 2012
The life of Bob Alvarez, long-time champion of reducing health threats of nuclear weapons and power, is described in the New York Times obituary, July 18, 2025.
nytimes.com
A self-taught expert, he spent decades working in both nonprofits and the government to expose problems in the production of atomic weapons.
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Kids near Coldwater Creek more likely to develop cancer, study finds | STLPR
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Using childhood addresses, researchers found that those who lived in close proximity to the contaminated waterway as children were more likely to report they had been diagnosed with the disease.
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Atomic Waste Left Kids From This US Town At Greater Cancer Risk - Newsweek
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Decades after living near a contaminated creek, former residents' confirmation fears may be being validated.
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CDC data show when nuclear reactors close down, immediate and drastic declines in local infant deaths and low-weight births follow. Infants are much more susceptible to radiation exposure than older humans.
counterpunch.org
Not long ago, the U.S. nuclear power industry was in freefall. Only two reactors had been ordered since 1978, meaning the existing reactors were aging. Old mechanical parts require costly maintenan...
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Long time expert on nuclear issues Bob Alvarez passed away on July 1. The world is a better and healthier place because ob Bob's passion.
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Our long-time colleague, friend, and RPHP Board member Bob Alvarez passed away on July 1, from Parkinson's Disease. It is impossible to pay an appropriate tribute to Bob, as his work over half a...
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Local cancer death rates have risen near the Palisades nuclear reactor in Michigan, which shut in 2022. But the owner (Holtec) is trying to re-start it.
fox17online.com
The planned restart of the Palisades Nuclear Plant along Lake Michigan has has rekindled concerns by neighbors that radioactive isotopes leaked from the facility for decades.
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Testimony about the hazards of small modular reactors.
insidernj.com
To: The Honorable Senator Robert Smith, Chairman, NJ Senate Environment Committee, its Committee Members and Staff RE: S4423 (Smith, B/Scutari) – Authorizes BPU to provide site approval for small...
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Jones wildfire update: Officials respond to closed nuclear power plant risk
newsweek.com
A wildfire in Ocean County has scorched over 8,500 acres and forced evacuations near a decommissioned nuclear plant, which still holds spent fuel.
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Model and activist Christie Brinkley's op-ed in 30 McClatchy papers addresses the growing possibility that nuclear weapons tests may be resumed.
kansascity.com
Project 2025 opens the door to above-ground tests of the weapons, most of whose parts are manufactured right here in Kansas City. | Opinion
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Essay in NationofChange on potential resumption of nuclear weapons tests. A Jan. 15 Heritage Foundation report stated ABOVE GROUND tests may be needed if the Nevada site were not ready in <1 year, breaking the 1963 test ban.
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Releases Report Confirming Radioactive Material Lost in Transit — Shipping Container Arrives Damaged and Empty in New Jersey
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New journal article shows cancer death rates were highest in southeast U.S. states (rainiest, and most affected by bomb fallout), especially those born 1945-1964, during above-ground testing.
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Story about soaring death rates near the Portsmouth uranium enrichment plant in southern Ohio, aired on six CBS affiliates in Ohio, November 5, 2024.
local12.com
For people in Pike County, deadly cancer is as much a part of their landscape as the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS).
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A new podcast discusses rising cancer rates near the Palisades nuclear reactor in Michigan, shut in 2022 after 51 years in operation. Billions of federal and state bailout dollars are now being offered to re-start the reactor.
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Tech News Podcast · “The clean nuclear power argument from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy, is nonsense,” says Stanford University Climate Expert Dr. Mark Jacobsen. Why...
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For the 1st time, attempts are being made to re-start a permanently closed reactor (Palisades, in west Michigan), backed by billions of taxpayer dollars. This dangerous move has never happened.
counterpunch.org
Forty U.S. nuclear power reactors have shut permanently. But for the first time, an attempt is being made to re-start a closed reactor – the Palisades
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Christie Brinkley letter to the June 2 New York Times, supporting the expansion of the 1990 law that compensates "downwinders" suffering from cancer from nuclear weapons production and testing.
nytimes.com
Readers, including Christie Brinkley, discuss the dangers. Also: About apostrophes; oversight of legislative initiatives; congestion pricing.
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Progress on this Earth Day; in 47 countries, over 50% of electricity is from renewables. In the U.S., one quarter will be from renewables this year. Dangerous nuclear power is stuck at 18-19%.
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This is a Fox-2 (St. Louis) interview with history professor about the study of fallout from atom bomb tests in baby teeth. Ritter appears in a new documentary "Silent Fallout: Baby Teeth Speak.".
fox2now.com
ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis baby tooth survey helped make a nuclear test ban a reality. The study looked at how much radioactive fallout from above-ground tests was entering people’s bodies…
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