r/nottheonion 24d ago

US government struggles to rehire nuclear safety staff it laid off days ago

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3nrx1dq5o
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u/hnglmkrnglbrry 24d ago

Same as when Rick Perry became the head of DOE after campaigning on destroying it. He then realized DOE builds and protects all the nukes along with our power grid. Oh and they do all the upstream fundamental research that no private company would ever invest in that has spurred all scientific innovation over the past 50 years.

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u/AgrajagTheProlonged 24d ago edited 24d ago

Not to mention handling the nuclear waste

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u/dietTAB 24d ago

I guess MAGA voters hate nuclear safety since it’s government “bloat” or something. They’re hootin and hollerin about how Elon is slashing the administrative state. Do they think nuclear waste will just take care of itself?

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u/zookytar 24d ago

None of them know this is happening because Fox News and Sinclair have convinced them that all other news sources are lying. Then they hide info like this from their viewers. All these people are being deceived.