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"Fukushima Nuclear Plant's Owner Is Slammed for Lacking Candor" [1]

"TEPCO says it's not hiding anything, but critics have complained for years that it and other Japanese nuclear power plant operators have withheld information about safety violations and accidents."

Source: LA Times [2], 03/22/2011

"Japan Extended Reactor's Life, Despite Warning" [3]

"Just a month before a powerful earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima Daiichi plant at the center of Japan's nuclear crisis, government regulators approved a 10-year extension for the oldest of the six reactors at the power station despite warnings about its safety."

Source: NY Times [4], 03/22/2011

"NRC: Japan Nuke Crisis Does Not Warrant US Changes" [5]

As the Nuclear Regulatory Commission begins a presidentially ordered review of U.S. nuclear power-plant safety, the NRC's chief operations officer says no major safety changes are needed.

Source: AP [6], 03/22/2011

Nuclear in the Spotlight [7]

A chance to express hope for Japan and a green future…Please join us at this important event. Proceeds to go to Japan relief efforts as well as to OCAA. With performances by Mike Ford, Meghan Morrison, Richard Underhill, Michael Louis Johnson, the Raging Grannies, and more. Special guest speaker Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear will address the current situation in Japan. Wed. March 30, 7:30 p.m. Annex Live, 296 Brunswick (at Bloor), Toronto.

The (Not So) New Executive Order on Regulatory Review, and What to Expect [8]

The Environmental Law Institute invites you to join a panel discussion of the practical consequences of the regulatory EO; the process that will be used; environmental regulations and agencies expected to receive greater scrutiny; the role of Congress; and legal questions about the EO’s authority.

"Trash, Toxic Emissions Up at Local Landfills" [9]

"With more trash coming into Keystone Sanitary Landfill in Dunmore, dangerous air emissions are on the rise, a Sunday Times analysis of state records found. The review also found the state Department of Environmental Protection relies upon the landfills to monitor air quality and report problems."

Source: Scranton Times Tribune [10], 03/21/2011

Indian Point Evacuation Plan Called Unrealistic [11]

The U.S. has called for evacuating a 50-mile radius around the stricken Japanese nuclear plant. If a similar disaster were to require evacuation around the Indian Point plant, the comparble circle would include almost all of New York City and a big chunk of New Jersey. Despite an evacuation "plan," such an evacuation on short notice would be unrealistic.

Source: NY Times [12], 03/21/2011

"Is Newer Nuclear Technology Safer?" [13]

"The nuclear industry likes to claim that each new reactor model is safer than the last. The unfolding nuclear emergency in Japan suggests otherwise."

Source: Mother Jones [14], 03/21/2011

"Former NRC Member Says Renaissance Is Dead, for Now" [15]

"The birth of the 'nuclear renaissance' and proposed construction of up to 100 new nuclear reactors in the United States will be crippled by the crisis in Japan as regulators struggle to incorporate 'lessons learned' into the country's existing nuclear fleet, a former member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said [Friday]."

Source: Greenwire [16], 03/21/2011

"No Radiation Levels Of Concern Detected In U.S.: Government" [17]

"The U.S. government on Friday said that "miniscule" amounts of radiation were detected in Sacramento, California, but that no radiation levels of concern have been uncovered in United States."

Source: Reuters [18], 03/21/2011

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