has
intentionally mischaracterized relevant and noteworthy safety information as
sensitive, security information in an effort to conceal the information from
the public. This action occurred in anticipation of, in preparation for, and as
part of the NRC's response to a Freedom of Information Act request for
information concerning the generic issue investigation on Flooding of u.s.
Nuclear Power Plants Following Upstream Dam Failure ".
Portions
of the publically released version of this report are redacted citing security
sensitivities, however, the redacted information is of a general descriptive
nature or is strictly relevant to the safety of U.S. nuclear power plants,
plant personnel, and members of the public. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
staff has engaged in an effort to mischaracterize the information as security
sensitive in order to justify withholding it from public release using certain
exemptions specified in the Freedom of Information Act. "
The
Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff may be motivated to prevent the disclosure
of this safety information to the public because it will embarrass the agency.
The redacted information includes discussion of, and excerpts from, NRC
official agency records that show the NRC has been in possession of relevant,
notable, and derogatory safety information for an extended period but failed to
properly act on it.
Concurrently, the NRC concealed the
information from the public.
The Inspector General has not yet acted on the complaint.
Most Media Ignore Nuclear Safety Risks
Huffington Post picked up the story immediately as did the Union of Concerned Scientists and a number of online news sites. The mainstream media showed little or no interest in a story about yet another example of the NRC lying to the public about the safety of nuclear power plants.
An NRC spokesman suggested to HuffPo that the report's redactions were at least partly at the behest of Homeland Security. A second NRC risk engineer, who requested anonymity, said that Homeland Security had signed off on the report with no redactions. As HuffPo noted:
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