Videos

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) held a briefing on the federal oversight of the U.S. nuclear power industry. Experts spoke about the challenges of decommissioning a nucle…

Gregory Jaczko recounted his time with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, for which he served as chair from 2009-2012.

Susan Stranahan talked about the book Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster, an account of the 2011 tsunami and resulting meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan. Ms. Str…

Nuclear Regulatory Commission commissioners testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about recent allegations of mismanagement directed at Commission Chair Greg J…

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) members testified on the implementation of new safety changes put into place following the nuclear emergency at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant after an e…

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) held an event on lessons learned from the nuclear radiation leaks at the Fukushima reactor in Japan.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) members testified on on nuclear reactor safety following Japan’s disaster earlier in the year. Senators in their opening statement referred repeatedly to …

Commissioners testified on the NRC’s 90 day report, which was released in July. It laid out numerous areas for improvement, based on the experience in Japan after the March 11 earthquake and…

Gregory Jaczko of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) talked about U.S. nuclear power safety. The NRC appointed a special task force to review nuclear safety in the wake of the Japanese …

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) members spoke to reporters about the findings of their task force study of the Japan nuclear crisis following its March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

A special task force created to investigate the Japanese nuclear disaster presented its findings to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). It included recommendations for improving backup …

Members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission testified about safety at U.S. nuclear plants. Among the issues commission members discussed were the preliminary findings of a task force review…

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) established a task force to review U.S. nuclear plant regulations in the wake of the Japanese Nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. Documen…

Officials and others testified at a hearing on lessons that could be taken from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant crisis in Japan. They said the situation at Japan’s damaged nuclear power …

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held a hearing on lessons the U.S. can take from the nuclear plant crisis in Japan. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair…

Members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a meeting on Japan’s nuclear power plant crisis, the potential threat of radiation exposure to U.S. territories, and the safety of U.…

Gregory Jaczko talked about Japan’s nuclear crisis and what kind of actions, if any, the U.S. should now consider as it examines U.S. nuclear plant safety and operation.

Gregory Jaczko testified before the House Energy and Power Subcommittee about safety measures in U.S. nuclear plants against a major earthquake.

Gregory Jaczko testified on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s 2012 budget request. Much of the hearing focused on several nuclear accidents at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power station in th…

Jay Carney briefed reporters on a number of topics, including the situation in Libya and the aftermath of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami. He was joined by Nuclear Regulatory Commission Grego…