Former Department of Energy advisor Bob Alvarez worked at DOE when workers were exposed to silica at Yucca Mountain. Alvarez talks with host Steve Curwood about why DOE’s contracting system is outdated, and how its worker safety practices would not be tolerated in the private sector, or even other sectors of government.
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