Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Radioactive Water Flowing to Sea is New Fukushima ‘Emergency’
Japan’s nuclear regulatory agency has declared an emergency over radioactive water flowing into the ocean from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and the government has stepped in for the first time to take a direct role in fixing the problem.
An Examination of the National Regulatory Commission
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission cited Alabama Brown’s Ferry nuclear power plant for a failed valve, that could have hindered efforts to cool one of the reactors in an emergency. This news comes on the heals of the NRC coming under criticism for being too close to the nuclear industry to really be an effective regulator. […]
Top of the Hour: US Looks at Japan’s Nuclear Crisis, Morning Headlines
The Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Gregory Jaczko has responded to the nuclear crisis in Japan, “In a comparable situation in the United States, we would have issued evacuation instructions to a larger, larger distance away from the plant,” he said. Reuters correspondent Dan Sloan reports with the latest from Tokyo.
Fukushima and the Fallout
The situation at the Fukushima Power Plant in Japan continues to worsen. U.S. Media is reporting that water levels are dropping in more than one of the six reactors at the plant, leaving nuclear fuel rods exposed. The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission has warned that Japanese regulators may be downplaying the risk of radiation […]
The Japanese Government’s Response to Disaster
The chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has given a much more dire analysis of the nuclear threat bearing down on Japan than Japanese officials. Gregory Jaczko told Congress yesterday that the damage to at least one reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant was more serious than Tokyo has described, and suggested Americans […]
Lawmakers Debate Nuclear Energy
As Japan works to contain a nuclear disaster, lawmakers in the United States are debating the role of nuclear energy in this country. So far the Obama administration and members of congress have continued to support nuclear energy, but renewed fear has forced them to question the safety of reactors on U.S. soil. The Takeaway’s […]