Japan's government is consulting with experts from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the French nuclear fuel company Areva, said Hidehiko Nishiyama, deputy director-general of Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency and the agency's chief spokesman.
We should lower the barriers at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the approval of new nuclear reactors, especially the new small ones.
Two officials from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission with expertise in boiling water nuclear reactors have deployed to Japan as part of a U.S. International Agency for International Development (USAID) team.
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission limits the exposure of U.S. nuclear workers to no more than 5 rem per year.
As a former commissioner at the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Peter Bradford knows something about nuclear power accidents.
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Gregory Jaczko, chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, refused to give a timetable as to when the San Onofre nuclear plant could resume operation.
But emotions were high when it was announced by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that the reactor at Oyster Creek in New Jersey, the oldest nuclear power plant of all, was on Alert.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy were both formed in the 1970s to develop nuclear energy and thereby reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
The National Marine Fisheries Service prepared the document at the request of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which is conducting hearings on whether Indian Point's owner, Entergy Nuclear, should get 20-year license extensions.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokeswoman Victoria Mittling(ph) says the NRC has a full-time inspector onsite at every nuclear power plant in the country.
Some companies are also filing with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for permission to build new plants.
"As far as we know, everything is safe, " said Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman David McIntyre.
Today, amid allegations of staff bullying, Gregory Jaczko resigned as chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
In the past nuclear hopefuls would first apply to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a construction license.
Hurricane Sandy triggered reactor shutdowns at three nuclear plants, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said today.
FORBES: Storm Shuts 3 Nuke Plants; 'Alert' Remains At Oyster Creek
None of the reactors pose a threat to public health, said Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokeswoman Diane Screnci.
WSJ: Millions Without Power in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut After Storm
"This appears to be a fairly straightforward shutdown, " said Neil Sheehan, a spokesman for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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There are 31 reactors in the United States for research or testing purposes, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Meanwhile, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is reviewing GE's application to build a plant.
"The performance is quite good, " Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Allison Macfarlane said in an interview with The Associated Press.
That is the judgment of our Nuclear Regulatory Commission and many other experts.
According to a spokesman for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Kodak's uranium was highly enriched -- to a level approaching 93.4%.
In 1975, a new independent agency was created, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which was charged with overseeing safety issues.
Entergy has applied to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a 20-year license extension, and the NRC will likely grant the extension.
Between now and 2009, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission expects to receive 28 applications to build and operate 19 new reactors.
Ms. VICTORIA MITTLING (Spokeswoman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission): We do rely on the licensee to provide us with true and correct information.
But the designs are still under review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, whose approval is the worldwide "gold seal, " Genoa said.
More than 2 million tritium EXIT signs are estimated to be in use in the United States, according the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
FORBES: Radioactive Tritium Leaks from Nuke Plant; Also Two Million EXIT Signs
"We actually thought the plant was too well designed to have a serious accident, " said former Nuclear Regulatory Commission official Harold Denton.
On a separate issue, the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Greg Jaczko, came to the White House today to brief the President.
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