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Nuclear Power
Regulating the Nuclear Power Industry — the Need for Independence of the Regulator
From: Corporate Rules
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In this chapter, Theresa McClenaghan discusses the history of of nuclear power in Canada and the world. She explains many aspects involved with the creation and sustaining of the nuclear industry, including nuclear power, nuclear waste and nuclear emergency planning. McClenaghan argues for greater regulation in the industry and for additional layers of accident-prevention redundancy as well as considers how seriously to plan for serious offsite accidents and whether to allow aging nuclear power plants to operate without modern upgrades.