Senate Democrats Push for New Reactor Mandates Against Nuclear Disasters

Senate Democrats Push for New Reactor Mandates Against Nuclear Disasters

By Douglas P. Guarino
Global Security Newswire
WASHINGTON – Key Senate Democrats are urging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to require that aging atomic power plants make upgrades meant to reduce the amount of radioactive material released into the environment following an act of terrorism or a natural disaster.
Members of the party's Senate leadership were among 12 Democrats to sign a letter made public on Thursday that urges the commission to install so-called filtered vents at old nuclear plants.http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/senate-democrats-push-new-reactor-mandates-against-nuclear-disasters/