{"id":2212348,"date":"2024-04-03T15:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T19:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nrc-blind-to-climate-disaster-pointed-at-power-plants-gao\/"},"modified":"2024-04-03T15:23:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T19:23:24","slug":"nrc-blind-to-climate-disaster-pointed-at-power-plants-gao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nrc-blind-to-climate-disaster-pointed-at-power-plants-gao\/","title":{"rendered":"GAO accuses NRC of overlooking climate crisis impact on power plants"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnrc-blind-to-climate-disaster-pointed-at-power-plants-gao%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2212348&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Government Accountability Office highlighted \u2062in a recent scathing report that the potential severe effects of climate change on \u200cU.S. nuclear power\u200b plants are not receiving adequate attention. There are concerns that these \u2063facilities could face disasters similar to Japan&#8217;s \u200dFukushima Daiichi incident. The report emphasizes the urgency of addressing\u200d climate change risks in\u2064 the nuclear energy sector.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The possible disastrous impact of climate change on America\u2019s nuclear power plants is not a high priority, raising the fear that dozens could be ravaged like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2927688\/new-images-released-inside-fukushima-nuclear-power-plant-reactor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Japan\u2019s Fukushima Daiichi<\/a> nuclear power plant was in a 2011 tsunami.<\/p>\n<p>In a scolding new report, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/assets\/d24106326.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Government Accountability Office<\/a> said that the impact of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/global-warming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>global warming<\/a> and climate change, issues the Biden administration has been hyping and warning about for over three years, is an afterthought at the agency approving designs and overseeing safety of America\u2019s clean energy source.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClimate change is expected to exacerbate natural hazards \u2014 including heat, drought, wildfires, flooding, hurricanes, and sea level rise. In addition, climate change may affect extreme cold weather events. Risks to nuclear power plants from these hazards include loss of offsite power, damage to systems and equipment, and diminished cooling capacity, potentially resulting in reduced operations or plant shutdowns,\u201d the 73-page report said.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>But at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, staff \u201cdoesn\u2019t fully consider potential increases in risk from climate change. For example, NRC mostly uses historical data to identify and assess safety risks, rather than data from future climate projections,\u201d the GAO said.<\/p>\n<p>If climate change really does cause the disasters predicted by Team Biden, the dangers to the nation\u2019s nuclear power plants could be catastrophic.<\/p>\n<p>For example, GAO said that 60 of 75 plants are in potential flood zones. Some 16 of 75 are in areas that have the potential for wildfires. And 37 of 75 are in coastal areas expected to experience sea rises and flooding just like in the Japan disaster that followed an earthquake.<\/p>\n<p>Still, \u201cNRC\u2019s actions to address risks to nuclear power plants from natural hazards in its licensing, license renewal, and inspection processes do not fully consider the potential increased risks from natural hazards that may be exacerbated by climate change,\u201d the auditor said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In its response, the NRC said it was doing a good job assessing the danger to power plants to \u201cprovide reasonable assurance regarding any plausible natural hazard,\u201d GAO said.<\/p>\n<p>But the audit concluded with big doubts. \u201cWe continue to believe that NRC cannot fully consider potential climate change effects on plants without using the best available information \u2014 including climate projections data \u2014 in its licensing and oversight processes,\u201d GAO said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new report criticizes the lack of focus on climate change&#8217;s potential threat to U.S. nuclear plants. Concerns arise over the vulnerability of plants to disasters like Japan&#8217;s Fukushima Daiichi incident. 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