Nuclear Accident Planning Plagued by 'Recurring Failures'

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SERIOUS flaws in the emergency arrangements for coping with major nuclear accidents have been exposed by internal government assessments acquired by the Sunday Herald.

Inadequate radiation monitoring, communication breakdowns, poor planning and a chronic shortage of basic facilities have all been revealed by a series of emergency exercises at nuclear sites over the last few years.

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Nuclear Accident Planning Plagued by 'Recurring Failures'

If a real nuclear disaster were to occur, critics are worried that fatal mistakes would leave large communities unprotected.

"Thousands of extra people could be put at risk of radioactive contamination and increased risk of cancers as a result of inadequate emergency planning, " said David Stephenson, the Glasgow councillor who chairs the Scottish group of nuclear-free local authorities.

"Emergency plans are produced for a very s...

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