Nuclear power is safe - UK's ex-chief nuclear inspector

March 22, 2011 06:20

The big challenge for the nuclear industry is getting the message across to the public that nuclear power is safe, says Professor Laurence Williams, who headed the NII – Britain’s watchdog for nuclear installations – for almost three decades.

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Anonymous user 06.05.2013 23:33

lol @ Richard, you're so right. Some people want to see the world burn. they're runnin it, tho.

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Richard Perry 28.12.2011 09:19

“Yes, there is a potential hazard in nuclear energy because of the high energy density associated with nuclear fission. But we ensure through a whole variety of ways that the risk is incredibly low. And it comes by good design, good engineering, good operation and good regulation,” he said. All four failures at one site, this industry is a joke.

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