Nuclear Power Safety Assessment Raises Concerns

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission assessed safety at American plants after Japan’s disaster. But these new recommendations to increase safety may still fall short.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently released an assessment of the American nuclear plant fleet, and a set of recommendations to increase safety at these plants. But Ed Lyman of the Union of Concerned Scientists says that these recommendations are not stringent enough, especially in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan. He talks with host Jeff Young.