A more likely nuclear nightmare

By Susan Q. Stranahan

A more probable nuclear power threat than quake or tsunami: recurring fires

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"… nfamiliarity with the proper safety response.Despite growing concerns, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission hardly ever issues serious penalties for fires, preferring instead for vol …"

Court clash in Vermont might alter balance of power over nuclear plants

By Mark Clayton / MinnPost.com

Court clash in might alter balance of power over nuclear plants

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"… nkee plant. Some question whether federal oversight is adequate, since the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) granted a new federal license to the plant — over Vermont's protes …"

After decades, preventable fire hazards persist at Alabama reactor

By Susan Q. Stranahan

Troubles persist at Browns Ferry, catalyst for tougher rules 36 years ago

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"… persist at the nation’s reactors, including Browns Ferry.On Tuesday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission was back at the site of the nation’s worst reactor fire, in 1975, this t …"

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Report: Generators could fail at U.S. nuclear plants

Report: Generators could fail at U.S. nuclear plants

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"… a Democratic member of Congress.Another disclosure in the report: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which overseas public safety, do not require the generators be running at …"

Nine states don’t deploy radiation safeguards

By John Aloysius Farrell and Laurel Adams

Critics in Congress question state claims that quick evacuations make iodine pills unnecessary; Japan is distributing iodine to people in th

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"… ton — do not participate in the federal program administered by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, according to NRC records and a survey by the Center.Only one Wisconsin co …"

Early in crisis, Senator helps nuclear industry sway colleagues on safety

By Ronnie Greene

The U.S. industry’s powerful lobbying arm has wasted no time quietly making its case to Congress — with a little help from Sen. Jeff Bingama

Excerpts from this story referencing "Nuclear Regulatory Commission":

"… construction work. Both will seek construction-operating licenses from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission late this year or early next, and the industry said they will come with a …"

"… uclear plants.Even before the nuclear industry and its regulators from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission took center stage in a well-publicized congressional hearing on Wednesday, …"

"… aid in a statement. “Still we watch, we learn, and we will work with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and other policymakers, as well as industry colleagues, on what, if anythi …"

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Quake concern delays nuclear plant extension

By Chris Hamby

A California utility, waiting for "safety lessons" arising from the crisis in Japan, has asked to delay a hearing on extending the operation

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"… e concerns is unfinished and almost a year past its target completion date.Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Roger Hannah told the Center that agency officials are assessing …"

Reactors at heart of Japanese nuclear crisis raised concerns as early as 1972, memos show

By Jim Morris and Aaron Mehta

For more than three decades, regulators and industry experts harbored reservations about boiling water reactors. They were seen as vulnerabl

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"… tually earned him a promotion as he later became the third chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a position he held during the Three Mile Island accident, and regulators& …"

U.S. regulators opening up on flawed nuclear power plant policing

By Susan Q. Stranahan

From fire hazards to coziness with industry, some concerns languished for years until Fukushima

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"… ter he had “no intention” of stepping down. …"

What are the risks of an earthquake beneath a reactor near you?

By Chris Hamby

Event underscores delay by NRC in revising understated seismic risks to nuclear plants

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"… ken to learn lessons from the Japanese disaster. More information here. …"

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