You Could Even Say It Glows: NRC Votes to Fast-Track a More Dangerous Nuclear Future
http://www.truth-out.org/you-could-even-say-it-glows-nrc-votes-fast-track-more-dangerous-nuclear-future/1324998985
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In a news dump that came a day early (because who really wants to dump on Christmas-Eve Eve?), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission made a pair of moves Thursday that could have significant consequences for America’s nuclear industry–and all the people who have to live with it.
First, the Westinghouse AP1000 reactor design got the big thumbs up:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission unanimously approved a radical new reactor design on Thursday, clearing away a major obstacle for two utilities to begin construction on projects in South Carolina and Georgia.
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In an unusual step, the commission waived the usual 30-day waiting period before its approval becomes official, so its decision will be effective in about a week. That moves the utilities closer to the point where they can start pouring concrete for safety-related parts of the plant.
The decision also moves the industry toward the first test of a streamlined procedure in which the commission will issue a combined construction and operating license. Up to now reactors had to obtain a construction license and then undergo a long wait for an operating license, resulting in expensive delays in starting up reactors that had essentially been completed.
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our nuke Barons are going to do what they want - period.
in the blink of an eye nuke shit can happen and there is no taking it back.
nuke shit is forever.
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