So apparently when officials working in Nuclear Power Plants lie to government officials, it’s just fine as long as  they don’t lie to your government officials:

The NRC had launched an investigation… into statements dating back five years made by… key Entergy Nuclear officials… Entergy Nuclear acknowledged those officials had misled Vermont regulators in 2008 and 2009…

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“The NRC was concerned because some of these individuals had responsibilities that involved decision-making communications that were material to the NRC and/or involved NRC-regulated activities,” the NRC wrote.

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The NRC said it had no authority over the issue of what Entergy officials said to Vermont regulators….

So let’s get this clear: Entergy provided false testimony to a legitimate government body about the existence of pipes, but as far as the NRC is concerned, that’s just fine.  Why is it just fine?  Because it wasn’t their government body?

What is it, exactly, that the NRC does?