An anonymous reader writes “More than 90% of nuclear regulators are being sent home due to the Federal Government shutdown, as the agency announced today that it was out of funds. Without Congressional appropriations, the nuclear watchdog closes its doors for what appears to be the first time in U.S. history. CNN reports that while a skeleton crew remains to monitor the nation’s 100 nuclear reactors, regulatory efforts to prevent a Fukushima-like incident in the United States have ceased.”… An anonymous reader writes “More than 90% of nuclear regulators are being sent home due to the Federal Government shutdown, as the agency announced today that it was out of funds. Without Congressional appropriations, the nuclear watchdog closes its doors for what appears to be the first time in U.S. history. CNN reports that while a skeleton crew remains to monitor the nation’s 100 nuclear reactors, regulatory efforts to prevent a Fukushima-like incident in the United States have ceased.”
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