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Emergency Evacuation, Drill Requirements Quietly Cut While Nuclear Regulators...
Map showing the evacuation zone around Indian Point Energy Center by the NRDC (via Riverkeeper). The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a public meeting tonight (Thursday, May 17) on the safety...
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NRC Halts License Approvals Pending New Guidelines on Nuclear Waste
A nuclear spent fuel pool. (photo: NRCgov) The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Tuesday it would suspend the issuing of new reactor operating licenses, license renewals and construction...
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End-of-Summer News Puts Nuclear Renaissance on Permanent Vacation
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 & 2, near Lusby Maryland. (photo: NRCgov) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission cannot issue a license for the construction and operation of a new nuclear...
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NRC Chair Jaczko: Events Like Fukushima Too Rare to Require Immediate Changes
NRC Chair Gregory Jaczko (photo: Gabrielle Pffaflin/TalkMediaNews) For those that think nothing has changed in United States regulation since the Japanese earthquake and tsunami started the ongoing...
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Court Says Regulators Must Evaluate Dangers of Nuclear Waste
A nuclear spent fuel pool. (photo: NRCgov) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission acted improperly when it failed to consider all the risks of storing spent radioactive fuel onsite at the nation’s nuclear...
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