18 April 2011

Exclusive: U.S. nuclear regulator a policeman or salesman? | Reuters

Exclusive: U.S. nuclear regulator a policeman or salesman? | Reuters: "By Ben Berkowitz and Roberta Rampton

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON | Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:50am EDT
(Reuters) - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission exists to police, not promote, the domestic nuclear industry -- but diplomatic cables show that it is sometimes used as a sales tool to help push American technology to foreign governments.

The cables, obtained by WikiLeaks and provided to Reuters by a third party, shed light on the way in which U.S. embassies have pulled in the NRC when lobbying for the purchase of equipment made by Westinghouse and other domestic manufacturers."

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