Even if you go with the cheapest thing ? which is a concrete pad ? that is a better solution than filled pools, by leaps and bounds. |
In all of recorded time, the NRC has only granted one petition. In some cases, they do every single thing I ask for and then deny the petition. I'm not keeping score as long as the things get fixed. |
Nuclear power can never be made inherently safe. There is always a danger. But there's also always a danger with any form of electricity generation. The goal is to have that risk managed to an acceptably low level. |
The authors didn't tie this increase to the plants, nor do we. Our concern is with the uncertainty of what's happening where; this kind of stuff can't be taken off the table. |
The company could have tried to explain away a lot of what they've found with some hand-waving. They seem to be going after a comprehensive set of answers. |
The reactor is better protected than the spent fuel pools. It might be that spent fuel is a more attractive target for our enemies than the reactor itself. |
This was the closest near miss to an event since Three Mile Island. It was also a prolonged period of bad behavior. The company's fine is entirely appropriate. |