Less than eight months since an earthquake and tsunami triggered a major nuclear disaster in Japan, America is poised to approve the first construction licenses for new nuclear plants in three decades.
Anchor Thalia Assuras sits down with Gregory Jaczko, Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, to discuss the U.S. response to the meltdown of the Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant, radioactive waste storage and upcoming decisions about new nuclear reactor construction.
Nuclear energy is not suitable for highly developed industrialized nations ... they should be able to afford to really clean energy!
They only want to earn quick money at the expense of future generations.
It is a bad investment, because the future will be those responsible to accountable for their costs to account.
NuclearExitNow 2 weeks ago
This man is one of the governments most douchiest douchebags that 4 members of his own panel have written to the White House to express his unbridled bullying and intimidating conduct. His Chairmanship is only a matter of time now.
jakeslatnesky 2 months ago 2
"we will take a look at fukushima and see if there are some lessons we can learn"
is this a joke ?
unseenrecordings 3 months ago
"Safe" fissile material is unmined uranium left alone in the ground. The instant the decision is made to mine and risk exposing society to its lethal radiation, safety is subordinated to power and profit. So the NRC actually prevents public safety by supporting the existence of the industry and not mandating the re-burial of all uranium and its products, save what has judicious medical application.
iamgoddard 3 months ago