Wednesday, March 30, 2011

How Safe Is Nuclear Power in Our Country? NOT AT ALL!

Our nuclear power plants are accidents waiting to happen (with many close calls) -- read this article for more info.....  http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-nuclear-power-plants-safe/story?id=13246490

Records Show 56 Nuclear Plant Violations in U.S. In Past Four Years

EXCERPT:

Among the litany of violations at U.S. nuclear power plants are missing or mishandled nuclear material, inadequate emergency plans, faulty backup power generators, corroded cooling pipes and even marijuana use inside a nuclear plant, according to an ABC News review of four years of Nuclear Regulatory Commission safety records. And perhaps most troubling of all, critics say, the commission has failed to correct the violations in a timely fashion.


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