McCain Touts Nuclear Power's Safety At Plant That Had a Partial Meltdown

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  beksbks

  (NEWPORT, MICH.) – To show his support for nuclear power, John McCain toured the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Plant here today, comparing the safety of the plant to the Navy's warships he was stationed on.
  
  "My experience with nuclear power goes back many years to being stationed onboard the USS Enterprise, the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier," he said. "I knew it was safe then, and I know it’s safe now."
  
  The plant, 30 miles outside Detroit, hasn't always had the best safety record. One of the reactors had a partial meltdown in 1966, and although there were no injuries or release of radiation, the accident allegedly led to the term “China syndrome,” after an engineer said the nuclear reaction “could go all the way to China.”
  
  McCain wants to build 45 nuclear power plants by 2030, although he admits the storage of the spent fuel is a problem that still needs to be dealt with.

  http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/08/05/politics/fromtheroad/entry4323481.shtml
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  B_Deserter

  The plant, 30 miles outside Detroit, hasn't always had the best safety record. One of the reactors had a partial meltdown in 1966, and although there were no injuries or release of radiation, the accident allegedly led to the term “China syndrome,” after an engineer said the nuclear reaction “could go all the way to China.”

  No injuries or release of radiation...so what that's telling me is that the safety of nuclear technology 40 years ago could endure a partial meltdown, cause no injuries and release no radiation. So even when something goes wrong, the safety protocols of, again, 40-year-old nuclear safety technology can easily prevent a major catastrophe. I'm sorry but that sounds like pretty darn safe technology to me.