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Breaking : Obama seeks safety review of US nuclear plants
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Posted on 03/17/2011 1:23:41 PM PDT by Scythian
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is calling for a comprehensive safety review at the 104 nuclear reactors in the U.S. in the wake of the Japanese disaster.
The president is asking the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to examine nuclear plants to ensure they can withstand earthquakes and other disasters. Obama said lessons can be learned from the unfolding nuclear disaster caused by last week's earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
In televised remarks Thursday, The president said U.S. officials do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the West Coast of the continental U.S., Hawaii or Alaska. He repeated the statement for emphasis.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhoenergy; energy; japanearthquake; jimmyqaeda2; nrc; nuclear; nuclearpower; review
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posted on
03/17/2011 1:23:43 PM PDT
by
Scythian
Comment #2 Removed by Moderator
To: Scythian
Entirely appropriate course of action.
To: Scythian
Another fob to the major stockholders in oil companies, and another kick in the nuts for the American middle class.
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posted on
03/17/2011 1:26:35 PM PDT
by
Carry_Okie
(The environment is too complex and too important to manage by central planning.)
To: Scythian
Wow, then is Salazar going to shut down those too when they find that some guy’s boot has a little radiation on it?
5
posted on
03/17/2011 1:26:42 PM PDT
by
struggle
((The struggle continues))
To: Scythian
How can we believe anything the POTUS says?
I don't listen to him anymore. To me he is President Mute.
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posted on
03/17/2011 1:27:04 PM PDT
by
lonestar
(It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
To: Scythian
Someone wrote that for him, this empty headed fool is incapable of independent thought!
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posted on
03/17/2011 1:27:32 PM PDT
by
Cheetahcat
( November 4 2008 ,A date which will live in Infamy.)
To: Scythian; All
But will they seek review of nuclear plants in IRAN?????
8
posted on
03/17/2011 1:28:11 PM PDT
by
ColdOne
To: Scythian
Govt Motors, now Govt Nuclear Facilities?
9
posted on
03/17/2011 1:28:51 PM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: Scythian
My fear is they'll find this ...
10
posted on
03/17/2011 1:29:05 PM PDT
by
Scythian
To: Scythian
Always on the ball, that guy.
11
posted on
03/17/2011 1:29:24 PM PDT
by
unixfox
(Abolish Slavery, Repeal The 16th Amendment!)
To: Scythian
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posted on
03/17/2011 1:29:36 PM PDT
by
SouthTexas
(Tea time!)
To: The KG9 Kid
Entirely appropriate course of action.
He just finished telling us how safe they were. In fact this will be little more than another massive waste of money to appease idiots who think our nuclear plants are running with no oversight.
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posted on
03/17/2011 1:29:53 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: Puppage
Better yet Union nuke plants. Yee haw.
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posted on
03/17/2011 1:30:46 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: Scythian
We are the knee-jerk reaction we have been waiting for.
15
posted on
03/17/2011 1:30:54 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun." -- Barry Soetoro, June 11, 2008)
To: Scythian
Grab your wallets, folks. The price of electricity is about to rise again. Because of the government, again.
16
posted on
03/17/2011 1:31:31 PM PDT
by
meyer
(We will not sit down and shut up.)
To: Scythian
Finally he is doing something. He probably should have asked this early in the week but I guess Thursday is better than never.
To: Scythian
There goes that industry.
I thought it was rather transparent of him to include nuclear power in the power producing mix, then announce a full review in almost the same breath.
What’s the book on how many plants remain operating two years from now?
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posted on
03/17/2011 1:32:03 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(The only thing higher than Obama's chin, is his ass facing West five times a day.)
To: struggle
Wow, then is Salazar going to shut down those too when they find that some guy’s boot has a little radiation on it? Can't let a perfectly good crisis go to waste.
To: The KG9 Kid
As long as he doesn’t mandate a shutdown until the review is completed.
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posted on
03/17/2011 1:32:46 PM PDT
by
kabar
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