Fertel: Safety is U.S. nuclear industry's top priority

Fertel: Safety is U.S. nuclear industry's top priority
The U.S. nuclear industry is working to enhance the safety of its nuclear plants and is proactively applying lessons from the Fukushima Daiichi incident in Japan, writes Marvin Fertel, president and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute. Nuclear plants are already equipped with several emergency generators, backup off-site power supplies and battery banks, yet their operators are still increasing safety layers by adding or ordering major equipment. "To continue to reap its benefits and move toward American energy independence, we must and we will ensure that nuclear energy facilities operate safely," Fertel writes. CNN