University of Southern California
Professor of Engineering at the University of Southern California
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Najmedin Meshkati
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Recent Crash Puts LA's Expanding Rail Lines under Scrutiny Saturday morning, one of Metro's Expo Line trains was hit by a Hyundai sedan in Exposition Park near the campus of USC. Two of three cars filled with passengers were derailed, and 12 people were injured, one critically. Is Metro's light-rail system safe for passengers, drivers and pedestrians?
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San Onofre's 'Safety Culture' USC Engineering Professor Najmedin Meshkati is not opposed to nuclear power, but he says the "safety culture" at nuclear power plants is deteriorating. Tomorrow, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing on safety issues at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station three miles south of San Clemente. Yesterday, Meshkati wrote an op-ed in the LA Times titled "How Safe is San Onofre?" We speak with the professor and with Gil Alexander, spokesman for Southern California Edison. .
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