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福島第１原発：ＮＲＣ委員長が視察　via mainichi.jp

Posted on 2011/12/20 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

米原子力規制委員会（ＮＲＣ）のグレゴリー・ヤツコ委員長は２０日、東京都内で記者会見し、日本政府が東京電力福島第１原発の収束へ向けた工程表の「ステップ２」完了を宣言したことについて「原子炉にはオフサイト（原発敷地外）に影響を与えるだけのエネルギーはない」と政府の見解を支持した上で「（ステップ２完了は）除染や廃炉に向けた大きな作業の一部に過ぎない」と指摘した。 　ヤツコ委員長は１８日に来日。福島第１、第２原発を視察した。 続きは　福島第１原発：ＮＲＣ委員長が視察

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Regulatory Meltdown via Congressional Staff of Edward Markey

Posted on 2011/12/12 by norma field

Executive Summary In the wake of the meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) issued a report, numerous letters and introduced legislation all aimed at highlighting potential safety vulnerabilities and accelerating the implementation of … Continue reading →

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Kucinich: “FirstEnergy Tells Public One Thing, NRC Another; Nuke Plant Damage More than Previously Admitted” via Beyond Nuclear

Posted on 2011/12/08 by norma field

“In response to inquiries by my staff, the NRC provided a detailed description of the cracking at FirstEnergy’s Davis-Besse plant. That description revealed that the cracks in the Davis-Besse ‘shield’ building are more numerous and more widely distributed than FirstEnergy … Continue reading →

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U.S. atomic industry must heed lesson of Japan: NRC chief via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/12/08 by norma field

WASHINGTON — The official responsible for nuclear safety in the United States said Tuesday he is worried that U.S. nuclear plant operators have become complacent just nine months after the nuclear disaster in Japan. Gregory Jaczko, chairman of the Nuclear … Continue reading →

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Davis-Besse allowed to restart operations via The Toledo Blade

Posted on 2011/12/03 by norma field

OAK HARBOR, Ohio — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has given FirstEnergy a green light to restart the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant while ordering the company to investigate further the cause and extent of cracks discovered during October in the plant’s … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Expert Cites New Concerns About Westinghouse Reactor Design Based On Fukushima Disaster via ENews Park Forest

Posted on 2011/11/10 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

DURHAM, N.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 10 – Nuclear engineer Arnie Gundersen has documented at least six areas of unreviewed safety concern involving the Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear plant design based on the ongoing Fukushima disaster, and he says these problems require full technical review … Continue reading →

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Toshiba U.S. Reactor Advances at NRC via Bloomberg

Posted on 2011/08/13 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

A Toshiba Corp. (6502) reactor remains on track to power the first new U.S. nuclear plants approved in 30 years, as regulators signaled Japan’s Fukushima disaster won’t deter acceptance of the proposed design. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s staff declared Aug. 9 that … Continue reading →

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NEIS Statement on the NRC Report on the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

Posted on 2011/07/13 by norma field

Complying with the order from President Obama to review the safety of America’s 104 operating nuclear reactors and their spent fuel pools, the NRC today finally released its findings of the preliminary lessons learned from the nuclear disaster at the … Continue reading →

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Why Fukushima Can Happen Here: What the NRC and Nuclear Industry Dont Want You to Know

Posted on 2011/07/13 by norma field

The well-known safety flaws of Mark 1 Boiling Water Reactors have gained significant attention in the wake of the four reactor accidents at Fukushima, but a more insidious danger lurks. In this video nuclear engineers Arnie Gundersen and David Lochbaum … Continue reading →

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原発耐性試験：米が相互評価を拒否　ＩＡＥＡ提案に via Mainichi jp

Posted on 2011/07/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

【ブリュッセル斎藤義彦】米原子力規制委員会（ＮＲＣ）のグレゴリー・ヤツコ委員長は、毎日新聞に対し、欧州連合（ＥＵ）が実施している原発のスト レステスト（耐性試験）について「米国には必要ない」との考えを示した。国際原子力機関（ＩＡＥＡ）の天野之弥事務局長はＥＵ方式のストレステストを全世 界で実施することを先週、提案したが、これを事実上、拒否した形だ。ヤツコ委員長は原発の安全を管理する米独立機関のトップ。 続きは原発耐性試験：米が相互評価を拒否　ＩＡＥＡ提案に

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