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USA’s only new nuclear plant – safety reports falsified?

Tennessee man charged with falsifying nuclear reports (Reuters) 24 March 11, – A Tennessee man pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges that he falsified inspection reports at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Watts Bar nuclear facility now under construction. Prosecutors allege that last August, Matthew Correll, 31, completed paperwork falsely claiming that he had measured cables intended to supply energy to safety systems to be built at Watts Bar, the only nuclear power plant under construction in the U.S.

The federal charges come as the nuclear industry faces increased scrutiny in the aftermath of radioactive releases from power plants in Japan following an earthquake and tsunami…….Tennessee man charged with falsifying nuclear reports | Reuters

March 26, 2011 - Posted by | general

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