Nuclear Standards in Japan Should Have Been Higher, Grae Says
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Seth Grae, chief executive officer of Lightbridge Corp., a nuclear consulting firm, comments on nuclear regulation after leaks from plants in Japan following the nation’s biggest earthquake. He spoke in a telephone interview today.
“There are many features that these old plants lack. One of the problems is we’re dealing with a 1971 reactor, it’s like in a 1971 car that doesn’t have airbags, and we’re going faster than we anticipated.