"Obama Seeks Safety Review of US Nuclear Plants"
"President Barack Obama is calling for a comprehensive safety review at the 104 nuclear reactors in the U.S. in the wake of the Japanese disaster."
Source: AP, 03/17/2011
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"House Panel Questions Nuclear Regulatory and Energy Chiefs"
"The House Energy and Commerce committee [took] testimony on Wednesday from two witnesses who are suddenly much more prominent because of events in Japan: Steven Chu, the secretary of energy, the chief administration official addressing the crisis involving the Japanese reactors, and Gregory B. Jaczko, the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which has sent personnel to Japan and is charged with preventing accidents here in the United States."
Source: NY Times, 03/17/2011
"Bungling, Cover-Ups Define Japanese Nuclear Power"
"Behind Japan's escalating nuclear crisis sits a scandal-ridden energy industry in a comfy relationship with government regulators often willing to overlook safety lapses."
Source: AP, 03/17/2011
"Nuclear Industry Lobbyists' Clout Felt on Hill"
"Facing its biggest crisis in 25 years, the U.S. nuclear power industry can count on plenty of Democratic and Republican friends in both high and low places."
Source: Politico, 03/17/2011
"High Radiation Severely Hinders Emergency Work to Cool Japanese Plant"
"Amid widening alarm in the United States and elsewhere about Japan’s nuclear crisis, military fire trucks began spraying cooling water on spent fuel rods at the country’s stricken nuclear power station on Thursday, but later suspended the operation, the NHK broadcaster said."
Source: NY Times, 03/17/2011
"EPA Proposes Air Rules That May Hit Coal-Fired Power"
"Environmental regulators proposed rules on Wednesday that would force aging coal-fired power plants to choose between installing costly anti-pollution technology or shutting, which could ensure reliance nuclear power and natural gas."
Source: Reuters, 03/17/2011
"U.S. Breaks With Japan Over Power Plant Warnings"
"The United States showed increasing alarm about Japan's nuclear crisis on Wednesday and urged its citizens to stay clear of an earthquake-crippled power plant, going further in its warnings than Japan itself."
Source: Reuters, 03/17/2011
State Dept. Encourages Americans To Leave Japan
"The United States showed increasing alarm about Japan's nuclear crisis on Wednesday and urged its citizens to stay clear of an earthquake-crippled power plant, going further in its warnings than Japan itself."
Some Key Sources for Reporting on Nuclear Issues
Here you'll find links to Japanese News Agencies; International News Sources; International and National Nuclear Agencies; Nuclear Industry Trade Groups; and Environmental, Anti-Nuclear, and Scientists' Groups
Upcoming Decisions on US Nuclear Program
Will the newly budget-conscious GOP-dominated 112th Congress fund all the nuclear loan guarantees currently available or in the pipeline? Signals from the Obama administration — even after the Japan meltdown — are that it will push forward with its nuclear plans, despite budget deficits and safety perils.
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