Ex-regulator says all US nuclear reactors are flawed

By Matthew L Wald for the New York Times

WASHINGTON — All 104 nuclear power reactors now operating in the United States have a safety problem that cannot be fixed and they should be replaced with newer technology, the former chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said on Monday. Shutting them down all at once is not practical, he said, but he supports phasing them out rather than trying to extend their lives…

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