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90% of Nuclear Regulators Sent Home Due To Shutdown

Posted by Soulskill on from the homer-simpson-asked-to-come-in-for-overtime dept.

An anonymous reader writes "More than 90% of nuclear regulators are being sent home due to the Federal Government shutdown, as the agency announced today that it was out of funds. Without Congressional appropriations, the nuclear watchdog closes its doors for what appears to be the first time in U.S. history. CNN reports that while a skeleton crew remains to monitor the nation's 100 nuclear reactors, regulatory efforts to prevent a Fukushima-like incident in the United States have ceased."

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  1. What could possibly go wrong? by TWiTfan · · Score: 5, Funny

    The idea that anything bad could happen is just crazy talk. This is the United States!

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    1. Re:What could possibly go wrong? by lgarner · · Score: 4, Funny

      I think that the people who are approving remolding the current plants should be sent home. There's no good reason for remolding the plants when so much effort has been spent on getting rid of mold.

      (Sorry.)

    2. Re:What could possibly go wrong? by clarkkent09 · · Score: 3, Funny

      87,000 IRS employees are still staying home without pay. That makes it all worth it.

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    3. Re:What could possibly go wrong? by cffrost · · Score: 3, Funny

      Resident inspectors have a real fun life, they aren't allowed to stay in any one town for more than 2 years before moving on to the next inspection post.

      Is this practice meant to discourage regulatory capture, replacing it with some sort of regulatory "catch & release?"

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  2. How many does it take? by chill · · Score: 1, Funny

    Checklist:

    1. Is it glowing?
    2. Is there a smoking, glowing crater where the plant used to be?

    If both are no, the back to napping.

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