Although NRC Chair Shirley Jackson has tried to toughen enforcement, the agency's old guard is still unwilling to crack down on the worst reactors. Nuclear Lemons determines the worst commercial nuclear reactors based on twelve safety, economic and performance indicators. The rankings, which are being co-released with citizens groups across the country, are based entirely on statistics garnered from government and industry documents. Instead of looking the other way, the NRC needs to keep a much closer watch on nuclear utilities, which will be tempted to shortchange safety in their efforts to cut costs. And these nuclear lemons deserve the most scrutiny.
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