The Boy Who Cried Wolf
A shepherd-boy, who watched a flock of sheep near a village, brought out the villagers three or four times by crying out, "Wolf! Wolf!" and when his neighbors came to help him, laughed at them for their pains.
The Wolf, however, did truly come at last. The Shepherd-boy, now really alarmed, shouted in an agony of terror: "Pray, do come and help me; the Wolf is killing the sheep"; but no one paid any heed to his cries, nor rendered any assistance. The Wolf, having no cause of fear, at his leisure lacerated or destroyed the whole flock.
There is no believing a liar, even when he speaks the truth. ~ ~ ~
Ameren Missouri is kind of like the boy who cried "No Wolf". Every time there is an "incident" at the Callaway Nuclear plant you can hear the cry echoing over the valley, "No Wolf, No Wolf".
I wonder if Ameren is hoping that if they cry these words long enough, when the real wolf shows up no one will be listening.
This past weekend an alert was activated at the Callaway Plant, a low-level alert triggered by a freon leak. Click here for the full story
This is all well and good were it not for past actions at the Callaway Plant where incidences went unreported (1) or on other occasions where the NRC would down-play the severity in their reporting (2)."The alert did not impact plant personnel safety or pose a hazard to the public," Ameren said.
I'm not sure which is worse; a utility company who lies and enjoys screwing their customers over, or a governmental agency that has the backs of the companies instead of the backs of the public who it is supposed to be protecting.
Nooothhinngg to worry about. Trust us!
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