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Government shutdown forces 90 percent staff cut at nuclear regulator. Don't panic.

2013-10-10 21:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Christian Science Monitor: There's no short-term threat to public safety, officials at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and other analysts said. On-site inspectors will remain on the job and employees will be called out of furlough in the case of an emergency. But non-emergency reactor licensing, emergency preparedness exercises, and inspection of nuclear materials are among the day-to-day operations put on hold amid the lapse in appropriations. The cutback significantly crimps the agency's ability to lend oversight and...

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