Emily
Editor, Senior Moderator
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, an independent government watchdog agency, has backed up has issued a rebuke to Energy Secretary Steven Chu, concluding that the $12.3-billion project's safety culture is "flawed" and that significant plant design risks exist.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-adv-nuclear-whistleblower-20110705,0,6189137.story
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-adv-nuclear-whistleblower-20110705,0,6189137.story
Nuclear whistle-blower backed by watchdog agency
Engineer Walter Tamosaitis was sidelined by his bosses after raising concerns about the risks of dealing with radioactive waste near Hanford, Wash. A government agency supports him after a yearlong inquiry.....