Thai Co-60 article

[Lester Slaback <Lester.Slaback@NIST.GOV>]

I count at least 3 errors in the sentence below.  If this is representative
of the rest of the article I would not waste much time on it.

Cobalt-60 incident raises concerns over Thai nuclear project
BANGKOK, Feb. 23 (Kyodo) - The exposure of several people......

According to the group, General Atomic Co. of the United States has 
only ever produced experimental reactors of less than 5 megawatts and 
is not certified by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.  .......

1.  GA has produced other types of reactors, i.e., at least one power reactor.
2.  They have produced research reactors > 5 MW (e.g., 14 MW)
3.  They have produced many reactors licenced by NRC, e.g., TRIGAs.
4.  Is NRC in the business of 'certifying'?  I don't think so.
The specific design of the Thai reactor is patterned after existing,
licensed reactors using proven technology so the overall inference of the
above could be considered by some to be ingenuous, or maybe even misleading.
I suspect those folks working on the Thai Nuclear Center (which is much
more than just the reactor) are not amused.
Disclaimer:  the above are the personal musings of the author, and do not
represent any past, present, or future position of NIST, the U.S. government,
or anyone else who might think that they are in a position of authority. 
Lester Slaback, Jr.  [Lester.Slaback@NIST.GOV] 
NBSR Health Physics 
Center for Neutron Research 
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