Nuclear Hotseat Hosted By Libbe Halevy

INTERVIEW: Donna Gilmore of SanOnofreSafety.org gives lie to dry cask manufacturerer Holtec's presentation to Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel regarding long term storage of the plutonium-contaminated nuclear waste at Vermont Yankee. NUMNUTZ OF THE WEEK: I guess according to the Pentagon, I'm a Belligerent Journalist of Unprivileged Persuasion -- who knew? PLUS: New forest fires near Chernobyl, Illinois nuke reactor almost hit by tornado; South Korea/Japan food fight continues as South Korea tells World Trade Organization it has a right to protect its citizens from the radiation dangers of Fukushima food; Pope's encyclical on climate change gives heart and voice to anti-nuke religious denominations around the world; and poll finds that when it comes to storage of nuclear waste, even Tea Party members go full NIMBY - are you surprised? Can you blame them?