Nuclear power: Rasmussen on reactor safety: How nuclear power reactor risks are quantified; and nuclear sabotage, theft, shipping, and waste disposal risks put in perspective

In August 1974, the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (now the Nuclear Regulatory Commission) issued, in draft form, a report called “Reactor Safety Study; an assessment of accident risks in U.S. commercial nuclear plants.” Known also as “WASH-1400,” the report was compiled by a study group of about 70 experts directed by this author, and it comprises 14 volumes and 3300 pages at a cost of about $3 million.