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Jerry,
I like
to think there are regulators the do care and would like to see changes. I
know of several who would like to see recycling of spent reactor fuel, less
restriction on site remediation, etc. I do argue that safety regulations
need to protect all workers, and we should not discriminate against any because
of biological defects, e.g., poor immune systems.
The
problem has been to separate known risks from perceived risks. And
control the real risks.
-- John
John,
Unfortunately, I
can't disagree you. I guess that the life of a regulator is pretty easy. I
know of no instance where a regulator has been jailed, fired, or reprimanded
in any way for overregulating. As you suggest, Congress has essentially given
them a license to do so. The sad part of all this is that all of the money and
other limited resources squandered in controlling non-problems, might
actually do some good if it were directed toward areas of actual
risk that have no political constituancy. "The squeaking hinge gets the
oil." Jerry
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