Expert Warns US Nuclear Agency's 'Reckless' New Rule Will Weaken Emergency Safety

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Expert Warns US Nuclear Agency's 'Reckless' New Rule Will Weaken Emergency Safety
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'People everywhere need to be aware of the NRC's dangerous decision and its implications for their health and safety,' warns NucSafetyUCS of UCSUSA.

However, Edwin Lyman, director of nuclear power safety at the Union of Concerned Scientists , said in a

that"past natural and human-made disasters have taught us that having a robust and workable emergency plan in place is the key to minimizing human suffering and loss of life if the unthinkable happens."For over 50 years, the NRC and its predecessor agency, the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, sought to build nuclear power plants away from densely populated areas due to the threat of accidents.

"The cost of preparing for emergencies is relatively modest. And yet nuclear industry proponents have pushed to change the rules to facilitate constructing new nuclear reactors anywhere, even in densely populated areas where timely emergency evacuations might be extremely difficult or even impossible," Lyman added."People everywhere need to be aware of the NRC's dangerous decision and its implications for their health and safety.

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