[ RadSafe ] Any comment on David Lochbaum's warning reprodued by a columnist in The Guardian

[Steven Dapra]

Nov. 2

         Oops.  I spoke too soon --- Google to the rescue.  Here is 
the link to the Guardian article:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/nov/01/nuclear-safety-oyster-creek-sandy-alert

         The article is the usual bunch of anti-nuke hooey.  It's 
worth reading though. The writer's comments about plutonium are hilarious.

         What it amounts to is that Lochbaum is using Hurricane Sandy 
as an excuse to beat the drums for an increase in the size and power 
of the regulatory state.

Steven Dapra


At 03:38 AM 11/2/2012, you wrote:
>Friends,
>
>Do you have any comment on the following warning by David Lochbaum 
>reprodeced in The Guardian?
>
>Is there any reliable analysis done on the issue referred to in his article?
>David Lochbaum warns:
>"I'm most concerned about the NRC's practice of allowing unsafe 
>reactors to operate. UCS's Nuclear Power Information Tracker shows 
>47 reactors that NRC knows to violate fire protection regulations 
>and 27 reactors with seismic protection known to be less than the 
>seismic hazards they face. These pre-existing vulnerabilities mean 
>that the American public is protected more by luck than by skill."
> >
> >
> >Regards
> >Parthasarathy