Nuclear Reactor Safety
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 …
10,164 viewsNuclear 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 …
10,164 viewsNuclear Regulatory Commission commissioners testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about recent allegations of mismanagement directed at Commission Chair Greg J…
1,538 viewsThe 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.
342 viewsCommissioners 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…
250 viewsA 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 …
204 viewsNuclear 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.
114 viewsGregory 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 …
356 viewsMembers 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…
1,999 viewsThe 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…
258 viewsOfficials 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 …
700 viewsThe 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…
1,688 viewsMembers 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.…
810 viewsGregory 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.
352 viewsJay 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…
239 viewsGregory Jaczko and others testified on U.S. efforts to assist the Japanese following a series of nuclear accidents at the Fukushima power plant caused by failures related to a devastating ea…
1,100 viewsGregory 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…
421 viewsGregory Jaczko testified before the House Energy and Power Subcommittee about safety measures in U.S. nuclear plants against a major earthquake.
120 viewsOfficials briefed reporters on nuclear power policy and regulations, as well as their response to nuclear accidents at Japanese power plants following a devastating earthquake and tsunami.
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