Greg Palast, investigative journalist for the BBC and author of The Best Democracy Money Can Buy and Armed Madhouse, discusses nuclear plant safety issues. Before becoming a journalist Mr. Palast was a lead investigator in several government nuclear plant fraud and racketeering investigations. With experience in that capacity Mr. Palast states, "The failure of emergency systems at Japan's nuclear plants comes as no surprise to those of us who have worked in the field. Nuclear plants the world over must be certified for what is called "SQ" or "Seismic Qualification." That is, the owners swear that all components are designed for the maximum conceivable shaking event, be it from an earthquake or an exploding Christmas card from al-Qaeda. The most inexpensive way to meet your SQ is to lie. The industry does it all the time. The government team I worked with caught them once, in 1988, at the Shoreham plant in New York. Correcting the SQ problem at Shoreham would have cost a cool billion, so engineers were told to change the tests from "failed" to "passed." The company that put in the false safety report? Stone & Webster, now the nuclear unit of Shaw Construction, which will work with TEPCO to build the Texas plant. Lord help us." With nuclear energy production being heralded as 'safe', it is critical to get the real facts. Greg Palast gives us the facts!! Read the full description.
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