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About: Jeffrey Mahn

Jeffrey Mahn

Jeffrey Mahn is a retired nuclear engineer who has worked in various capacities in the nuclear power industry as well as at Sandia National Laboratories on the U.S. nuclear weapons program. He has a passion for promoting the truth about energy, nuclear power, and ionizing radiation.

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Nuclear Industry Its Own Worst Enemy

Nuclear Industry Its Own Worst Enemy

The nuclear power complex made a huge mistake in how it originally promoted itself. That’s the contention of former MIT professor Jack Devanney in his latest book, Why Nuclear Power Has...

Radiation Dose and Cancer Risk

Radiation Dose and Cancer Risk

As a result of many decades of research, the health impacts of radiation are very well-understood. In a 2016 report, “Radiation: Effects and Sources,” the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) noted: We know...

How a Nuclear Reactor Works

How a Nuclear Reactor Works

Most people have a rather simple understanding of how a nuclear reactor works. That is, they know that uranium atoms split into parts (i.e. they “fission”) in a reactor. They also...

The Facts About Home Radon

The Facts About Home Radon

Radon has been around since long before mankind appeared on Earth. More than half of our natural background radiation exposure comes from radon, because it is a constituent of the air...

Understanding Radiation Risks & Benefits

Understanding Radiation Risks & Benefits

Editor’s Note: This article is the second in a continuing series published by The New American. For background material, please reference our first article, Dispelling Irrational Fear of Radiation. We live...