I found this on the NRC website - stated in a rather matter of fact way, I've added the bold red print, I found it a bit more fitting for the words that are written below.
Since radioactive materials can be dangerous, nuclear power plants have many safety systems to protect workers, the public, and the environment. These safety systems include shutting the reactor down quickly and stopping the fission process, systems to cool the reactor down and carry heat away from it, and barriers to contain the radioactivity and prevent it from escaping into the environment. Radioactive materials, if not used properly, can damage human cells or even cause cancer over long periods of time.
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Now here is my problem folks, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has on too many cases chosen not to follow up on reports of safety concerns that have been filed with the commission and in other cases has allowed the operators of the nuclear plants to get away with offenses by noting them as less than serious.
It would be one thing I could rest assured that the NRC is on our side, looking out for the best interests of the American people, but more and more I feel they have just become another department of the nuclear power operators association.
This offers no protection in a world where corporate profits are becoming more and more the master in today's society.
Follow the money folks and then tell me if you are sleeping better these nights.
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