New Post, #2

The Washington Post article, Nuclear Cleanup Awards Questioned, covered the topic of nuclear waste and who is cleaning it up. In the past, many private companies had been hired by the federal government to dispose of nuclear waste. A few of these businesses were accused and found guilty of poor regulation of their nuclear sites as well as trying to cheat the government by skimping on taxes. The Energy Department was disappointed in how the waste situation was being handled and unsure of how to continue the challenging process of disposing of the contaminants. Now, however, President Obama’s stimulus plan is “opening a bountiful stream” of funding into cleaning up the mess that has been left behind. The issue with this new financial support is that a good chunk of the money is going back to those same companies that did not get the job done so many years ago. Politicians are questioning whether funding these companies is the right idea or not. Only time will tell.
I chose this article because the title caught my eye. Whenever the word “Nuclear” is in the first line or two of an article, I feel as though it should be read. Too many dangerous events could happen or be happening when something “Nuclear” is involved. The article itself was pretty well written. The author gave a good amount of background knowledge to the reader and gave her piece an easy flow by effectively using paragraphs. All in all, the article was a decent read.