William Scranton

None of us are nuclear experts, but we know that if there is a melt-down and breach of containment, that's clearly the most odious thing that could happen. ↗

— William Scranton

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None of us knew what this power plant looked like. We had no schematic drawing. ↗

— William Scranton

#had #knew #like #looked #none

Obviously, I'm not looking in the core of the reactor, but I am looking at what, at that time, was considered the source of the trouble, which was the water and where it was. ↗

— William Scranton

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and EPA, et cetera, had worked out what allowable releases are. ↗

— William Scranton

#cetera #commission #epa #had #nuclear

The value of government to the people it serves is in direct relationship to the interest citizens themselves display in the affairs of state. ↗

— William Scranton

#citizens #direct #display #government #interest

There were schools and hospitals who were ready to take people with undescribed injuries, but not necessarily ready to take people with severe radiation poisoning. ↗

— William Scranton

#injuries #necessarily #people #poisoning #radiation

They're calling their Washington sources at the NRC or in Congress and they're not hesitating to give their opinion, but their opinion, frankly, in those early days was not very well informed. ↗

— William Scranton

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You need a graphic understanding of a situation to make a complete judgment and we didn't have that. ↗

— William Scranton

#graphic #judgment #make #need #situation

You're feeling the responsibility for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people on your shoulder in a way that I couldn't feel as lieutenant governor. ↗

— William Scranton

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