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A Primer on Nuclear Safety: 2.0 Defense in Depth
Posted on October 13, 2008
A Primer on Nuclear Safety:2.0 Defense in Depth In 1964, Ralph Nader had no reason to question that nuclear power was a clean, safe, cost-efficient technology. Then he attended a conference at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Over lunch, Nader began asking nuclear engineers some penetrating questions. They couldn't answer them, or the answers weren't satisfactory, Nader recalls. 'What could happen if a system goes wrong?' I asked. They avoided any such descriptions or said, 'we've got defense in depth' -- and other jargon. - David Bollier (Citizen Action and Other Big Ideas)The concept o...
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