Nuclear power is generally safe, reliable, and has a lower environmental impact than alternatives, but faces general public distrust and fear. Changes to NRC directives recently reported on < https://n.pr/4kfQqXG > that reduce safety requirements without public review run counter to nuclear power’s main impediment to growth. Many of these changes don’t even seem to reduce cost, so their utility to anyone is in question.
Rewritten NRC Directives Could Contribute to Public Distrust
Nuclear power is generally safe, reliable, and has a lower environmental impact than alternatives, but faces general public distrust and fear. Changes to NRC directives recently reported on < https://n.pr/4kfQqXG > that reduce safety requirements without public review run counter to nuclear power’s main impediment to growth. Many of these changes don’t even seem to reduce cost, so their utility to anyone is in question.
