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Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz testified with other government officials and energy experts on S. 1240, the Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2013, which deals with the use of interim waste…

Participants spoke about lessons learned from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant accident in Japan. Critics of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) spoke directly to commissioners…

Government officials spoke at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources meeting on the reported spread of contaminated water to underground tunnels outside the reactors at Japan’s Fukushima Daii…

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.

David Lochbaum spoke by phone from Australia about the nuclear power plant explosion in Japan as a result of the country’s massive earthquake the previous week. Topics included the seriousne…

The Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety held a hearing titled, “The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Reactor Oversight Process.” Witnesses testified about nuclear power plant safety…

Witnesses testified to the House National Security Subcommittee about nuclear power plant safety and security and the potential for terrorist attacks on nuclear facilities. Among the issues …

Witnesses testified about the security of nuclear facilities in the U.S., the potential damage from terrorist attacks against the facilities of using material from nuclear facilities, facili…

Susan Stranahan reminisced about her experiences as a correspondent covering the Three Mile Island accident, particularly the lack of information made available to the public. Former Nuclear…

The Senate Subcommittee on Environment and Public Works heard from several individuals from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Nuclear Energy industry about the operations of th…

David Lochbaum, with the Union of Concerned Scientists, discussed a report released by the Union of Concerned Scientists about nuclear plant safety. Ten power plants were selected for inspec…

Opponents of federal funding of Tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen used to make nuclear weapons. They outlined their objections and concerns about funding the project. Following thei…