Tag Archives: NRC

Why is safety a divisive issue for Nuclear Regulatory Commission? via The LA Times

Posted on 2012/05/09 by

Reading between the lines, it’s probably fair to say that Greg Jaczko may not be someone you’d want to work for. […] Reading between the lines, it’s probably fair to say that Greg Jaczko may not be someone you’d want … Continue reading →

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As Reactors Age, the Money to Close Them Lags via The New York Times

Posted on 2012/03/25 by

WASHINGTON — The operators of 20 of the nation’s aging nuclear reactors, including some whose licenses expire soon, have not saved nearly enough money for prompt and proper dismantling. If it turns out that they must close, the owners intend … Continue reading →

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Records Show Confusion in U.S. at Start of Japan’s Atomic Crisis via The New York Times

Posted on 2012/03/07 by

WASHINGTON — Something resembling a “fog of war” prevailed at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s headquarters in the first hours and days after the Fukushima accident began last March, the N.R.C.’s chairman said Tuesday, as the agency released a cache of … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Experts Finger Japan’s Lax Safety Culture via The Wall Street Journal

Posted on 2012/02/25 by kojimaaiko

TOKYO—As Japan’s nuclear-power industry struggles to regain public trust after the Fukushima Daiichi accident, a group of heavyweight international experts called on authorities to examine the role of a lax safety culture in the disaster. “There is a significant lack … Continue reading →

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NRC Fukushima transcripts show urgency, confusion early on via The Washington Post

Posted on 2012/02/24 by kojimaaiko

Transcripts of phone conversations in the days after last year’s tsunami in Japan, released Tuesday by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, show an early sense of urgency, as well as confusion, about the emergency at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor complex. … Continue reading →

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Is Radiation Actually Good For Some of Us? via Miller-McCuneIs Radiation Actually Good For Some of Us? Is Radiation Actually Good For Some of Us?

Posted on 2012/02/17 by

Meet Reference Man, a kind of hypothetical Ken Doll: a 20-something white male, fit and hearty, out in the park doing a hundred one-armed pushups every morning at 5:30. He’s the guy most radiation exposure standards are designed to protect. … Continue reading →

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東電、原発線量マップまず米側へ　公表の１カ月以上前 via 47NEWS

Posted on 2012/02/12 by

　東京電力が昨年４月下旬に発表した福島第１原発敷地内の放射線量マップ（サーベイマップ）は、公開の１カ月以上前に東電から米原子力規制委員会（ＮＲＣ）に提供されていたことが１１日、分かった。東電によると、サーベイマップは更新して逐次送っていた。経済産業省原子力安全・保安院には米側への提供の翌日になって報告を開始したという。 続きは東電、原発線量マップまず米側へ　公表の１カ月以上前

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Emails bare NRC’s Fukushima chaos via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2012/02/09 by

The NRC emails reveal disagreement about how to advise the Japanese. The NRC staff chafed at some unorthodox advice coming from an ad hoc group of scientists assembled by Energy Secretary Steven Chu. Famed physicist Richard Garwin, one of Chu’s … Continue reading →

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First new nuclear reactors OK’d in over 30 years via CNNMoney

Posted on 2012/02/09 by

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved licenses to build two new nuclear reactors Thursday, the first authorized in over 30 years. The reactors are being built in Georgia by a consortium of utilities led by Southern … Continue reading →

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NRC investigating nuclear reactor water pumps via Carmi Times.com

Posted on 2012/01/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is launching a special inspection into how some equipment responded to a power failure at a northern Illinois nuclear reactor. NRC spokeswoman Viktoria Mitlyng says some water pumps at the Byron Generating Station switched off … Continue reading →

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