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Christian Science Monitor: Nuclear plants in the United States last year experienced at least 14 "near misses," serious failures in which safety was jeopardized, at least in part, due to lapses in oversight and enforcement by US nuclear safety regulators, says a new report.
While none of the safety problems harmed plant employees or the public, they occurred with alarming frequency – more than once a month – which is high for a mature industry, said the study of nuclear plant safety performance in 2010 by the Union of Concerned......
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Nuclear power report: 14 ‘near misses’ at US plants due to ‘lax oversight’
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on March 18th, 2011
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