Opinion: Oil companies can learn safety measures from nuclear

Oil companies should consider adopting the safety procedures of the nuclear industry to avoid a recurrence of an accident like the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, writes John C. Ringle, an Oregon State University professor emeritus of nuclear engineering, in this opinion column. A good place to start would be for oil producers to form a group similar in function to the Institute for Nuclear Power Operations, which focuses on operational safety, Ringle adds. The Oregonian