By Jim Warren
Power company influence – including suppression of criticism and public relations smokescreens – continues to damage our democratic process and threaten regional safety.
Last fall, NC WARN, the Union of Concerned Scientists and others began legal action to compel the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to enforce its rules after allowing Shearon Harris to violate fire safety regulations since 1992.
Since that time, Harris owner Progress Energy has repeatedly misled public officials and media about its fire protection status. A recent letter by Harris VP Bob Duncan disparaging NC WARN would be amusing if fire wasn’t a leading risk factor for a severe nuclear accident.