We are assured by nuclear industry enthusiasts that in spite of the "streamlining" of the nuclear regulatory regime, this isn't a problem in that sector.
Why should we believe them?
The West Virginia Mining Disaster and the Financial Crisis Have the Same Root Cause
Officials say it's too soon to pinpoint the exact cause of the tragic explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia that took the lives of 29 miners, but we certainly know enough to identify the root cause. Let's connect the dots. It's the same cause that led to the implosion of our financial system: a badly broken regulatory system. These calamities occurred because elected officials who should have been creating a regulatory system that protects working families instead created a system that protects the corporations it was meant to watch over.
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...The problem isn't a shortage of regulators. It's the way we've allowed the regulated to game the system.
READ MORE at the Huffingtonpost
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/the-west-virginia-mining_b_534665.html
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