Lessons from Fukushima for San Onofre
Source: KPBS - Aired 6/5/13
The former head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Southern California Edison’s plans to restart San Onofre at 70 percent power do not inspire him with confidence. Gregory Jaczko and former Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan spoke in San Diego at a seminar called “Lessons from Fukushima."
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Jaczko said the cost benefit approach that says it is not worth investing in something that is unlikely to happen means the nuclear industry is chronically underprepared for accidents. He said he learned from Fukushima that the industry and regulators have to pay much more attention to the economic and personal consequences of an accident.
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Kan said he believes society needs to work toward phasing out nuclear power and cited the example of Germany. He called for groups who have questions about nuclear power to form an international network to stand up to the powerful interests that are promoting the industry.
Arnie Gundersen, a consultant with the group Friends of the Earth said the probability of a nuclear power plant accident is in fact much higher than estimates, becuase five units have melted down in the past 35 years: one at Three Mile Island, one at Chernobyl and three at Fukushima.
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Peter Bradford, a commissioner with the NRC at the time of the Three Mile Island accident, said the regulatory agency pledged to become more transparent but in fact the opposite has happened. He pointed out little was done after Fukushima to improve safety at U.S. power plants, whereas there was heightened security after the Boston bombings.
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