Tuesday, May 10, 2011

NRC won’t come clean on Pilgrim

From the Boston Globe:

AFTER AN earthquake and tsunami rocked a nuclear power plant in Japan, the industry worked hard to equate fallout from massive radiation leaks with benign X-rays.

That’s nice, but there are still tough questions about safety and emergency plans at US plants — and the answers should come fast and straight from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Historically, that’s not the way it works, said Senate President Therese Murray, whose district covers the Pilgrim Nuclear Station on Manomet shore. “We’ve been dealing with the NRC for years and never get any kind of response. It’s usually a stone wall,’’ said Murray. When the agency does reply, she asks a lawyer “to figure out what they’re telling us.’’

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1 comment:

silverrocket said...

Arnie Gundersen's report to the NRC ACRS and containment issues in the United States, and the resulting horrifically rude behavior by the NRC needs to be investigated by some sort of regulating body...the video shows the complete disregard by the NRC toward the safety of the American people. These people are bought and sold, and have only their financial interest at heart...not the containment integrity issues that he (Fairewinds) brings up. I have come to the conclusion that the revolving door between the regulated and the regulators is lowering safety standards, and is putting the safety and well being of the American people at risk. See for yourself..

http://www.fairewinds.com/home

Kp