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The US Department of Energy is allowing exemptions for nuclear reactor environmental reviews, alarming critics who called the policy "terrifying" and "truly crazy."

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[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago

What are these regulations even for, anyway? It's not like there's been a nuclear meltdown in the US lately. Seriously, why have regulations for things that just don't happen anymore? /s