NEI Nuclear Notes

Last night on CNN , Erin Burnett had Erin Brockovich on as a guest. Yes, that Erin Brockovich . It was a pretty typical segment, with Burnett chatting up Brockovich about her new book, " Hot Water ," a thriller she co-authored with CJ Lyons. In the course of the interview, which you can watch by clicking here , Brockovich started throwing out all sorts of accusation concerning illnesses being caused by nuclear facilities including power plants. What really caught my attention was when Brockovich mentioned the " Tooth Fairy Project ," that inexhaustable fountain of junk science fronted by Joseph Mangano. Said Brockovich: "There was a facsinating study that was done called the 'Tooth Fairy,' where they were actually studying baby teeth. And they were finding 33% increase in disease just in and around these nuclear facilities." Yes, we've seen studies like that before -- and we've managed to debunk them . What has me shaking my head is why jo...