"The system works...it works!"

"Let me try to explain to you something that unfortunately people do not understand. These plants are designed for the possibility of an accident. Every conceivable thing that could go wrong is taken into consideration...The system works...it works. There was no accident." 
Jack Lemmon to Jane Fonda in "The China Syndrome" now streaming (as of March 18, 2011) on NetFlix.com 

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This is the Union of Concerned Scientists report on nuclear safety in 2010. 

This is their testimony to congress on "The Nuclear Plant Crisis in Japan and Implications for the United States."