Word: presidental
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The twelve-member commission selected by Jimmy Carter is headed by Dartmouth College President John Kemeny, an eminent mathematician and nuclear expert, and has as members a balance of leaders from the sciences, politics, labor and academe. Nuclear power proponents had hoped that an unbiased investigation would find the Three...
Instead, the commission urged the President to prevent the start of construction or operation of any new plants in those states that have not completed satisfactory plans for dealing with a nuclear accident. Only 14 states have emergency plans that have been approved by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
How should these failings be corrected? Starting at the top, the Kemeny commission urges abolishing the NRC and replacing it with a single Director of Nuclear Regulation to be appointed by the President. Explained a Kemeny commission member: ''We felt that when you have a collegial body, you...
The killing of President Park raises questions and tensions
It was one of the most bizarre killings of a head of state in history. Late last week President Park Chung Hee, 61, strongman ruler of the Republic of South Korea since 1961, was shot at a dinner party by the chief of his own intelligence service in what was...