Topher Morrison
PurpleSerf.com
Originally posted by Inights at 9GAG.com.
I always like to think of Mother Earth as having just a little more insight on things than most people give her credit for. While I don't necessarily subscribe to the notion our world is warming entirely due to pollution I do understand and feel it is critical to tell everyone how much we can and do damage our planet.
In recent news the Associated Press (AP) trolled the records of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and found that dangerous radiation leaked from three-quarters of U.S. power plants! According to the Daily Mail, it is claimed that for decades regulators had weakened safety regulations in order to keep the country's power plants operating within the rules. In other words, they made it easier for them to pass the test in order to pass them on - sound familiar?
Photos by the AP
While this is only a claim at the moment nonetheless the Daily Mail reports industry bosses and regulators view this revelation as a public relations problem not a public health threat! As unbelievable as this sounds it makes sense considering we have other recent reports of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its European Union equivalent planning to elevate the limits of accepted radiation exposure in food, feed, water, and the general population. According to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) the new standards allow:
“nearly 1000-fold increase for exposure to strontium-90, a 3000 to 100,000-fold hike for exposure to iodine-131; and an almost 25,000 rise for exposure to radioactive nickel-63”
Our regulatory agencies evidently do this in order to prevent hysteria and maintain the status quo not to provide citizens with critical information they can use to plan and protect their families. If you don't believe as the Kansas City Star reports that nuclear industry and its regulators maintain a cozy relationship look at what happened in Japan, regulators first lied as long as they could until they absolutely had to admit that there were 3 full blown meltdowns and that radiation was hundreds if not thousands times more serious than originally admitted.
These regulatory agencies are out of control. In the U.S. they operate for all intents and purposes outside of Congressional oversight, if not, definitely outside of public debate in creating "policy." The regulatory culture is also incredibly incestuous allowing for rampant corruption and favoritism evidenced across the spectrum from the FCC to the FDA. Should these types of regulations be deliberated on the house floor in front of God and Country increases in "acceptable" levels of radiation would be given a more thorough vetting and I doubt very seriously that keeping nuclear power plants open for business would trump the public interest.
If you think big journalism is going to save you, think again. Here is a story of a nuclear power plant under water in Nebraska that has barely received any ink or air time for that matter. Granted, everything seems under control according to the NRC, but given the governments propensity to elevate the threshold of what qualifies as an emergency I'd keep a watchful eye on the Cooper Nuclear Station.
PurpleSerf.com
Originally posted by Inights at 9GAG.com.
In recent news the Associated Press (AP) trolled the records of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and found that dangerous radiation leaked from three-quarters of U.S. power plants! According to the Daily Mail, it is claimed that for decades regulators had weakened safety regulations in order to keep the country's power plants operating within the rules. In other words, they made it easier for them to pass the test in order to pass them on - sound familiar?
Photos by the AP
High levels of tritium are thought to have been leaked
via rusted pipes like this one.
This particular leak in 2007 allowed 10 gallons
of water per minute to spill out.
While this is only a claim at the moment nonetheless the Daily Mail reports industry bosses and regulators view this revelation as a public relations problem not a public health threat! As unbelievable as this sounds it makes sense considering we have other recent reports of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its European Union equivalent planning to elevate the limits of accepted radiation exposure in food, feed, water, and the general population. According to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) the new standards allow:
“nearly 1000-fold increase for exposure to strontium-90, a 3000 to 100,000-fold hike for exposure to iodine-131; and an almost 25,000 rise for exposure to radioactive nickel-63”
Our regulatory agencies evidently do this in order to prevent hysteria and maintain the status quo not to provide citizens with critical information they can use to plan and protect their families. If you don't believe as the Kansas City Star reports that nuclear industry and its regulators maintain a cozy relationship look at what happened in Japan, regulators first lied as long as they could until they absolutely had to admit that there were 3 full blown meltdowns and that radiation was hundreds if not thousands times more serious than originally admitted.
These regulatory agencies are out of control. In the U.S. they operate for all intents and purposes outside of Congressional oversight, if not, definitely outside of public debate in creating "policy." The regulatory culture is also incredibly incestuous allowing for rampant corruption and favoritism evidenced across the spectrum from the FCC to the FDA. Should these types of regulations be deliberated on the house floor in front of God and Country increases in "acceptable" levels of radiation would be given a more thorough vetting and I doubt very seriously that keeping nuclear power plants open for business would trump the public interest.
If you think big journalism is going to save you, think again. Here is a story of a nuclear power plant under water in Nebraska that has barely received any ink or air time for that matter. Granted, everything seems under control according to the NRC, but given the governments propensity to elevate the threshold of what qualifies as an emergency I'd keep a watchful eye on the Cooper Nuclear Station.
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