New Legislation Proposed For Nuclear Safety

mdsolar writes "Recent problems at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant have spurred Congresspeople from Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire to introduce legislation that would allow State governors to request independent safety reviews of nuclear power plants. The reviews would exclude NRC employees who usually work on that plant and include non-NRC reviewers. This review model is based on one that found problems at Maine Yankee before it closed. Problems at Vermont Yankee have included a cooling tower collapse, a SCRAM caused by an un-greased valve, and failure of a safety system during the SCRAM. The plant is coming off of heightened review after shipping nuclear material with insufficient shielding. The plant's application for a 20 year license extension is also currently under review."

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The sky is falling too.

[stewbacca]

Yeah, because the nuclear power industry in America has caused tens of thousands of radiological deaths.....what, no? Ok, THOUSANDS of dea....oh, really, no? Ok, TENS of deaths...what, not true? Oh, ok, my bad.

I know what you anti-nuke people are gonna say, but Vermont is NOT 1980s Ukraine.