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AP Investigation Concludes US Nuke Regulators Weakening Safety Rules
Raenex writes "An investigation by the Associated Press has found a pattern of safety regulations being relaxed in order to keep aging nuclear power plants running. According to their investigation, when reactor parts fail or systems fall out of compliance with the rules, studies are conducted by the industry and government. The studies conclude that existing standards are 'unnecessarily conservative.' Regulations are loosened, and the reactors are back in compliance. From the article: 'Examples abound. When valves leaked, more leakage was allowed — up to 20 times the original limit. When rampant cracking caused radioactive leaks from steam generator tubing, an easier test of the tubes was devised, so plants could meet standards. Failed cables. Busted seals. Broken nozzles, clogged screens, cracked concrete, dented containers, corroded metals and rusty underground pipes — all of these and thousands of other problems linked to aging were uncovered in the AP's yearlong investigation. And all of them could escalate dangers in the event of an accident.'"
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The reporter interviewed 20, to understand, the Yellow River highway bridge zhengzhou is still in charge. Whether to revoke toll booths reflect problems of Internet users, henan province transportation hall all refused to respond.
"The first large highway MBT Shoes Outlet Bridges in Asia," said the zhengzhou Yellow River highway bridge, from 1986 to now, was formally opened charge has been the subject of duties. On February 27, 2008, the national audit office in 18 provinces of construction and operation management of the toll roads audit results show that: the total investment is 178 million yuan of zhengzhou Yellow River highway bridge, 1996 years have all to pay off the mortgage, charge of 1.45 billion yuan. Illegal The survey results in henan caused uproar in zhengzhou, public opinion accused the Yellow River highway bridge become vehicles "vampire".
-charges have 26 years of jinan Yellow River bridge: whether to stop charge will have to wait a month or two
The reporter from 20, shandong high-speed Co., LTD to realize, jinan Yellow River bridge is still in charge, the relevant departments are to continue research, whether to charge will be in the next one to two months have the result.
Jinan Yellow River bridge now more than 26 years, charge according to the toll road management regulation and the toll road to transfer the rights and interests of the related regulations, "has been more than eastern China top 25 years of charge deadline. Jinan Yellow River bridge at present for the listed company shandong expressway Co., LTD all assets. In December 1999, shandong province communications department authorized by the government and shandong construction Co., LTD. (later renamed shandong expressway Co., LTD) signed an agreement, awarded shandong construction Co., LTD charge the bridge tolls, etc, the charging period from the concession on nov 16, 1999 to November 15, 2017.
-" charge the evergreen tree "foshan, guangdong sanshui bridge: Discount MBT Shoes " MaiLuQian "is still in charge fees fixed number of year to correction
The reporter interviewed 20, that charge of 55 years time, Internet users for "charge the evergreen tree" irony of foshan, guangdong, was still in charge sanshui bridge continues at the original standard collection "MaiLuQian". The vice DiaoYanYuan, foshan city, guangdong province, YuChun but confessed, foshan is in line with the national five ministries notice requirements processing sanshui bridge, will be fixed charge fees fixed number of year, to comply with the state regulations. At present scheme are developing.
Guangdong foshan sanshui bridge, collect fees from ending fixed number of year November 23, 1993 to September 2049 22, time for more than 55 years. The bridge is caused by the charge dissatisfaction. According to information, sanshui bridge engineering investment about 456 million yuan, up to last year fee of RMB 750 million. At present the bridge has entered the pure profit sanshui period, if press now travel income 100000 yuan every day calculation, by 2049, nearly 1.4 billion RMB income.
Zhejiang taizhou jiaojiang bridge-for the second bridge built: charge, it will not reduce, stop charges
The reporter from zhejiang taizhou jiaojiang 20, bridge industrial Co., LTD. That, at present jiaojiang bridge charge is still going on. Taizhou transit authority officials say, jiaojiang bridge to loans, MBT Womens Sandals to belong to the construction and their own charges, to bridge loans, not in the central file to cancel the scope of the charge of the bridge column.
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