Nuclear Hotseat Hosted By Libbe Halevy

Interview w/Cecile Pineda, author of "Devil's Tango: How I Learned the Fukushima Step By Step," an eminently readable mosaic of information on the nuclear situation -- terrific for the person in your life who hasn't a clue but is willing to risk getting one! PLUS: • Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) publicly acknowledges the risks of Fukushima Unit 4 and pushes for international support in eliminating the risk; • TEPCO starts covering Unit 4; • Exelon's Limerick nuke plant leaks several thousand gallons of radioactive water into Philadelphia's drinking water source; • Florida Power & Light's Turkey Point nuke plant fined for "forgetting" to report a 7-month power outage in its emergency preparedness center; • Japan to be nuke-free on May 5, but nursery school children fed radioactive mushrooms; • European pro-nukers try to get subsidies from the EU budget paid for by anti-nuke countries; • California Nuclear Initiative on hold until 2012; Activist Alert! -- NRC Commissioner Kristine L. Svinicki's term ends June 3