US nuclear regulators greatly underestimate potential for nuclear disaster
Thursday, May 25, 2017 - 14:32
in Earth & Climate
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission relied on faulty analysis to justify its refusal to adopt a critical measure for protecting Americans from nuclear-waste fires at dozens of reactor sites around the country, according to a recent article. Radioactivity from such a fire could force approximately 8 million people to relocate and result in $2 trillion in damages.