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A review by mchester24
Confessions of a Rogue Nuclear Regulator by Gregory B. Jaczko
3.0
I picked up this book five years ago but only happened to get around to reading it now. That gap between publication and reading, especially as I work in the energy industry and read relevant nuclear news daily, made for some additional i teresting perspective.
in that time, Vogtle has gone online while the SC reactors abandoned, Japan has built new reactors for the first time post Fukushima, fusion is closer than ever, and grid reliability is more the headline than emissions.
Those all lead to already a deviation from the Commissioner's predictions, and I think the thesis rejection of nuclear as a whole doesn't hold up, but the real valuable perspective I think worth taking away is the inherent harm big lobbying has on the regulatory process and we need to be vigilant and leery of where that leads to short cuts and tipping of the scale— regardless of industry.
in that time, Vogtle has gone online while the SC reactors abandoned, Japan has built new reactors for the first time post Fukushima, fusion is closer than ever, and grid reliability is more the headline than emissions.
Those all lead to already a deviation from the Commissioner's predictions, and I think the thesis rejection of nuclear as a whole doesn't hold up, but the real valuable perspective I think worth taking away is the inherent harm big lobbying has on the regulatory process and we need to be vigilant and leery of where that leads to short cuts and tipping of the scale— regardless of industry.