Could rupture of aging pipeline ignite nuclear plant's control room?

Documents show internal dispute between NRC staff and top brass over nuclear safety

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

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

U.S. regulators knew for years that seismic risks to some nuclear reactors are greater than anticipated when built. But regulators haven't s

Industry watchdogs concerned about power supplies - to reactors, not just homes

Recent spate of ‘unlikely’ events - storms, hurricane and a quake - expose peril of relying on computer models in securing nuclear plants