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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18, 1976
Safety checks reviewed
Consumer check
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Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The federal
safety checks on nuclear reactor con
trols are less stringent than those
governing toasters and hair dryers,
according to three engineers who
quit their jobs to warn of dangers of
nuclear power.
The three, who resigned from
middle-level management positions
at General Electric’s nuclear division
on Feb; 2 so they could focus atten
tion on nuclear safety defects,
warned today that federal regu
lations lack any requirement for an
independent review of certain nu
clear controls.
They made their statement in tes
timony prepared for the Joint Atomic
Energy Committee.
The three former General Electric
officials. Dale G. Bridenbaugh,
Richard B. Hubbard and Gregory C.
Minor, said in their statement, how
ever, that the ability of the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission to effec
tively regulate the nuclear industry
is suspect.
“The tremendous cost, schedule
and political pressures experienced
make unbiased decisions, with true
evaluations of the consequences,
impossible to achieve,” the state
ment said. “This is the ultimate defi
ciency of our nuclear program.”
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After they resigned, the engineers
met with William A. Anders, chair
man of the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, and other commission
officials. The commission said after
the meeting that the engineers’
complaints were philosophical and
dealt with general safety issues that
were under consideration by the
commission staff.
Bridenbaugh, involved with nu
clear power plants since 1958 and a
General Electric employe since
1953, spent the past 10 months on a
special project evaluating the safety
of 25 nuclear power plants.
Hubbard was responsible for de
veloping and implementing plans as
suring that products of the com
pany’s nuclear energy control and in
strumentation department met fed
eral quality requirements.
Minor was responsible for the de
sign of safety and control systems.
Referring to problems in safety
equipment, the engineers said in
their congressional statement that
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
“requirements for safety-related
equipment are less stringent” than
codes developed in 1911 to protect
the public from boiler explosions.
In addition, they said, the com
mission does not require an inde
pendent third party similar to the
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., to
evaluate safety-related equipment.
Underwriters Laboratories was
founded in 1894 to investigate and
test electrical appliances.
“The public has a right to know
that an electrical appliance, such as a
toaster or hair dryer, has more strin
gent safety checks than the electrical
instruments that control a nuclear
plant,” the statement said.
“This is a clear demonstration of
the inadequate attention given by
the NRG towards protecting the
public safety.”
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SALES • SERVICE
RENTALS
Consumer Check is a bi-weekly feature of The Battal
ion. It examines and compares services and products
used by A&M students. This week, Bryan and College
Station banking services were compared.
For the student who doesn’t like to
worry about maintaining a minimum
daily balance, the special student
checking accounts offered by three
local banks are cheaper than regular
accounts.
The Bank of A&M in College Sta
tion and the First Bank & Trust in
Bryan charge the student with the
special account 10 cents per check.
The First National Bank in Bryan
charges the student $2 for a book of
25 checks, or eight cents per check.
The City National Bank in Bryan,
the Bank of A&M and the First Bank
& Trust offer regular checking ac
counts in which there is no service
charge if a $300 minimum daily bal
ance is maintained. If the balance
drops below $300, these banks
charge a service fee of $1.25 per
month and six cents per check.
However, for each $100 in the
minimum daily balance, 25 cents is
deducted from the $1.25 monthly
charge.
balance is at least $100. If the balance
falls below $100 there is a $3 service
charge.
The University National Bank in
College Station has no service charge
if a $300 minimum daily balance is
maintained. Eight checks a month
may be written with no service
charge if a $200 balance is kept. With
a $100 balance four checks a month
may be written with no service
charge. If the minimum daily bal
ance is not maintained or if more
checks are written than are allotted
per month, there is a service charge
of $1.25 per month and six cents per
check.
Checks for the regular checking
account must he ordered, usually in
groups of 200. Prices range from $3
to $3.50 for 200 checks. The First
Bank & Trust however, offers 200
checks for $2.50.
At the First National Bank there is
no service charge if the minimum
daily balance is at least $300. If the
balance is at least $200 there is a $1
charge. A $2 fee is charged if the
The First Bank & Trust and the
City National Bank are the only
banks in this area that will cash a
check with proper identification
alone. The University National Bank
charges 50 cents to cash a check if it is
not written on the bank or if the per
son wishing to cash the check does
not have an account there. The First
National Bank and the Bank of A&M
require that the person have an ac
count with their bank or that the
check he written on theirhJ
Bank of A&M will accepU|
ID when cashing a check
All five hanks areopenliol
to 2 p.m. Monday throughT|
and from 9 a. m. to6 p.m.i
The drive-in windows at kl
National Bank, the Firsts
Trust and the First Nationally
open from 9 a.m. to6p.m,!l
through Friday. The drivel
dows at the Bank of A&Mu
from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. S
through Friday, and thej
windows at the University!!
Bank are open from 7:30aj
p.m. Monday through FriJi
The First National Banks]
at 120 N. Main. The twoi
windows are located at
24th Streets. The drive-in
of the City National Bank,at|
Texas Ave., and the First 1
Trust, at 101 N. Texas Ave., ail
cent to the banks. All threelaf
in Bryan.
The Bank of A&M, at till
Ave., and the University®
Bank, at 711 University Dil
both in College Station. ThejJ
A&M has four drive-in win
cated next to the bank. Thel'J
sity National Bank has fount
windows and one walk-upt
adjacent to the hank.
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