Would you want to live nearby?
"Inquiry faults NRC chief over Yucca site; Says chairman worked to block nuclear dump" June 11, 2011|By Matthew Daly and Dina Cappiello, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission withheld and manipulated information in an effort to stop work on a proposed radioactive waste dump at Yucca Mountain in Nevada, according to an internal investigation....
So what is new in government?
The report “paints an embarrassing picture of a bully whose use of deceit and manipulation is ruining the integrity of a respected independent regulatory agency,’’ said Representative Darrell Issa, Republican of California and chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
It ruined newspapers.
And I'm not too sure about the respect.
“It’s quite clear that closer congressional scrutiny of the NRC and the role the Obama administration’s agenda has played in NRC chairman Gregory Jaczko’s unilateral actions is warranted and necessary,’’ Issa said. The California congressman’s committee is one of three House panels that are investigating Jaczko’s role in shutting down work on the Yucca Mountain project.
Related: Stand By Your Nuke
Republicans and many Democrats outside Nevada favor creation of single storage site for nuclear waste, but the Yucca Mountain project is fiercely opposed by Nevada lawmakers, including Senate majority leader Harry Reid, who has vowed to do everything in his power to kill it. President Obama opposed the Yucca Mountain site in the 2008 campaign and has moved consistently to kill it since taking office in 2009....
He keeps that promise but no others?
Lawmakers from both parties have criticized Jaczko for what they say is an overly secretive style and Jaczko’s declaration in March that Japan’s nuclear crisis constituted an emergency in the United States....
Related: Japan Makes AmeriKan Media Melt Down
Well, Jackzo certainly did.
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Also see: Japan rebukes utility over radiation
Worse than meltdown, government report says devastating 'melt-through' has occurred at Fukushima; Official suggests Japan could become 'uninhabitable'
Yes, the obfuscating AmeriKan media has utterly failed when it has come to Fukushima.
