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You're pushing for complacency where there is currently vigilance. Public awareness is what gives the NRC power to regulate.

credit_guy 4y ago
> You're pushing for complacency where there is currently vigilance. What are you talking about? I am pushing for complacency? What gave you that idea? Just so we are clear: I am happy that the NRC is doing its job. The public has absolutely no idea what the NRC is doing, because it's much too technical. I'm not sure you ever took some time to see what the NRC is doing, although most of what it's doing is not classified and posted for the public. If you have a few minutes to spare, head over to [1] and check some of the recent correspondence with Holtec related to Holtec's SMR approval. You will see how thorough the NRC is, how technical, and how detailed-oriented. I'm very happy they are like that, I would want, and expect, nothing else. If that public vigilance actually exists (and it looks to me you consider yourself one member of the movement), then the public should spend time going through all those documents, and spot errors, and bring them to the public debate. Instead you are just spreading FUD, that somehow we are on the brink of a new Chernobyl, and just because of the public vigilance we don't have an (actual quote from your comments) "uncontained meltdown". Here's my proposal: take some time and browse through the NRC posted documents. Get to appreciate how extraordinarily thorough they are. If you find any hint they are not, take action, either write to them or to your representative. This way you'll be constructive. If you don't find, then maybe you'll get to respect them for the hard work they are putting in. [1] https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/smr/licensing-activities/pre-application-activities/holtec/documents.html https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/smr/licensing-acti...
- Schroedingersat 4y ago
  Again, you're just taking credit for 70 years of mass protests, unrelated people revealing corruption and holding the industry to account out of one side of your mouth whilst whining about it out of the other. You have to pick one. You also continue to put words in my mouth.

credit_guy 4y ago

> You're pushing for complacency where there is currently vigilance. What are you talking about? I am pushing for complacency? What gave you that idea? Just so we are clear: I am happy that the NRC is doing its job. The public has absolutely no idea what the NRC is doing, because it's much too technical. I'm not sure you ever took some time to see what the NRC is doing, although most of what it's doing is not classified and posted for the public. If you have a few minutes to spare, head over to [1] and check some of the recent correspondence with Holtec related to Holtec's SMR approval. You will see how thorough the NRC is, how technical, and how detailed-oriented. I'm very happy they are like that, I would want, and expect, nothing else. If that public vigilance actually exists (and it looks to me you consider yourself one member of the movement), then the public should spend time going through all those documents, and spot errors, and bring them to the public debate. Instead you are just spreading FUD, that somehow we are on the brink of a new Chernobyl, and just because of the public vigilance we don't have an (actual quote from your comments) "uncontained meltdown". Here's my proposal: take some time and browse through the NRC posted documents. Get to appreciate how extraordinarily thorough they are. If you find any hint they are not, take action, either write to them or to your representative. This way you'll be constructive. If you don't find, then maybe you'll get to respect them for the hard work they are putting in. [1] https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/smr/licensing-activities/pre-application-activities/holtec/documents.html https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/smr/licensing-acti...

Schroedingersat 4y ago
Again, you're just taking credit for 70 years of mass protests, unrelated people revealing corruption and holding the industry to account out of one side of your mouth whilst whining about it out of the other. You have to pick one. You also continue to put words in my mouth.