Abstract :
Robert D. Pollard, a project manager in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and chief safety engineer for the nuclear plants at Indian Point, New York, as well as nuclear plants in North and South Carolina and Texas, publicly announced his resignation. He charged that the Indian Point plants were unsafe in design and construction, and were susceptible to accidents that could cause large-scale loss of life and other radiation injuries. He said that he could not "in conscience remain silent about the perils associated with the United States nuclear power program."
