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Former Top U.S. Nuclear Official: U.S. nuclear plants should be phased out — 'Can’t guarantee against accident causing widespread land contamination'
April 8, 2013
Title: Safety: Jaczko Calls for Phaseout in US, Says Plants Aren’t Safe
Source: Nuclear Intelligence Weekly
Date: March 29, 2013
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Safety: Jaczko Calls for Phaseout in US, Says Plants Aren’t Safe
Former Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Gregory Jaczko says that the current fleet of operating plants in the US should be phased out because regulators can’t guarantee against an accident causing widespread land contamination. In two key decisions last week Jaczko said the agency “damaged significantly” its international reputation for upholding safety and he accused the five commissioners of “just rolling the dice” in dealing with severe accidents.