Nuclear Operators Faulted for Seeking to Skirt NRC Rules
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Nuclear-power companies are “jumping the gun” on enhancing reactor safety to pre-empt rules set by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in response to a disaster in Japan, the Union of Concerned Scientists said.
The industry’s plan to place commercial-grade emergency equipment, including portable pumps and generators, at power plants is an attempt to discourage the NRC from proposing more expensive requirements, according to a report today from the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based environmental group.