Nuclear Stress Tests May Be Watered Down
In the wake of Fukushima, EU officials pledged to create stress tests for nuclear power plants that would evaluate the threat posed by natural disasters, terrorism, cyberwar and human error. Now a major German newspaper is reporting that regulators are unwilling to accept stricter scrutiny and the plans are likely to get watered down.
After Japan’s nuclear disaster at Fukushima, the European Union announced with great fanfare that it would (…)