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NRC draft report – US nuclear plants safe – well, almost

America’s Nuclear Plants Are Safe, NRC Says – Except When They’re Not Climate Central, 12 may 11, By Michael D. Lemonick“….. In the U.S., the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) launched a major assessment of how safe American plants are.  The task force assigned to carry out this assessment won’t be issuing its formal report until July, but the NRC issued a progress report today………

For those who love bureaucratic technobabble, here’s the announcement of the new NRC order.

For those who prefer plain English, here’s what’s actually happened: the NRC has declared America’s nuclear plants safe according to standards that may well be out of date, and Rep. Markey thinks the out-of-date standards aren’t good enough……Review of Nuclear Power Plant Safety | Climate Central

May 13, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general