Divided NRC Approves Post-Fukushima Nuclear Safety Rule

A split Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday narrowly signed off on a new rule intended to further protect U.S. nuclear power plants from a disaster akin to the March 2011 reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi facility in Japan.
Commissioners voted 3-2…

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