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darkpuppet,Jan 16 2008, 12:38 PM Wrote:So many of you may have remembered about the Chalk River nuclear plant in recent news...

It was shut down by the safety regulator, which caused a shortage in medical isotopes.  Parliament then voted the reactor be started back up just before Christmas.

And, now the person responsible for shutting down the reactor due to safety concerns has been fired.

Of course, there's a big political battle going on between her and the minister of natural resources -- but the fact remains that the minister would have known about the nuclear reactor's failure to meet safety regulations... and he could have known for months before the impact was felt that there would be a shortage of medical isotopes.

So am I the only one who's worried that the minister with his head up his ass gets to keep his job and recommission unsafe reactors, and the person responsible for ensuring nuclear safety gets fired for doing her job?

Am I missing something here?
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Nope, you've got it right, bud. The Harpercrites have successfully deployed a Steve Jobs Reality Distortion Field around Ottawa and the entire situation - making it bad to shut down a reactor for legitimate reasons. The only reason the legislation passed with unanimous support from all parties is who wants to known for stopping the flow of isotopes for diagnostic medecine?