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Nuclear reactors near dams – damn dangerous

Occupy the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)The NRC’s job is to PROTECT citizens from the dangers of nuclear power. SO WE HAVE JUST ONE QUESTION: Since when is purposefully concealing information about the potential failings of the nuclear power plants near us part of protecting us???? In a letter submitted Friday with the NRC Office of Inspector General, Richard Perkins, an NRC reliability and risk engineer, said the Nuclear Regulatory Commission “intentionally mischaracterized relevant and noteworthy safety information as sensitive, security information in an effort to conceal the information from the public.” An engineer with the NRC says that a reactor meltdown is an “absolute certainty” if a dam upstream of a nuclear plant fails

October 22, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general