Today is the 25-year anniversary of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant disaster near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
What are the latest US nuclear power developments? Did you know:
– The Bush administration plans to replace safety standards at federal nuclear facilities with requirements penned by contractors
– Government security contractors have been lax in monitoring worker effectiveness
– The White House plans to build 50 new US reactors by 2020
– The Energy Secretary has asked Congress for $30 million dollars to build a nuclear bomb factory, which will produce up to 500 new nuclear bombs each year
Want to learn more? Join Heather Wokusch on The Melanson Answer radio show discussing her recent article Nuke Nation: Putting Profits Before Safety.
Heather’s 15-minute interview is available on www.heatherwokusch.com today –