Auditors: Nuclear plants not following fire rules


	Auditors: Nuclear plants not following fire rules

deb2012

7-1-2008 12:17 PM

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nuclear, energy

deb2012 says:

with all the nuke plants planned around the world, is it really realistic to think there will never be a catastrophic accident?

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<P>The Government Accountability Office said there were 125 fires reported at 54 
power plants since 1995, an average of nearly 10 a year, although none 
threatened safe emergency reactor shutdown or posed any significant safety 
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