Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff members have recommended weakening or reducing safety inspections of the nation’s aging nuclear power plants. The recommendation, included in a report published Tuesday, was criticized by congressional Democrats, who said it caters to industry at the expense of public safety interests. The nuclear power plant industry has long pushed for weakened safety rules. [NYTimes]
-> The family of a biracial student who was shut in the doors of a school bus and left dangling outside as it drove forward is settling a lawsuit with the Davis School District for $62,500. [Trib]
Editor’s note: Yesterday’s Cornflakes contained an error in the headline and first item summarizing a Washington Post report about opioids.