"Nuclear Agency Is Criticized as Too Close to Its Industry" [1]
Corroded cooling water pipes at the Byron nuclear power plant in Illinois couyld have caused a nuclear catastrophe. The plant, owned by Exelon Corp., is just one example of regulators from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission failing to penalize safety failures.
Tom Zeller Jr. reports for the New York Times May 7, 2011 [2]
SEE ALSO:
"Decade Of Testing on Reactor Design Not Enough, Some Say" (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) [3]
National (U.S.) [7]
Public [8]
Source: NY Times [2], 05/09/2011