Nuclear Reactors 409 - NRC Maintenance Rule Improved Safety In The U.S. Nuclear Industry

       I have often mentioned my concerns with how conscientious the nuclear industry has been and will be with respect to maintenance at nuclear power plants. The situation in the U.S. was so bad in the 1980s that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) decided that they had to take action. Sloppy maintenance was actually causing new problems and increasing the risks to public safety.

Radioactive Waste 191 - Radioactive Waste Water From Fertilizer Plant Threatens Floridian Aquifer

       On August 27th, a huge sink hole appeared under a gypsum stack at a plant operated by the Mosaic company that manufactures fertilizer in Mulberry, Florida which is about thirty miles east of Tampa, Florida. The hole is forty five feet in diameter.

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