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Friday, November 9, 2012

NRC Staff Say More Nuclear Plant Protections Needed After Fukushima

NRC Staff Say More Nuclear Plant Protections Needed After Fukushima

Damaged reactor structures are seen at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in February. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering requiring U.S. nuclear reactor sites to make upgrades that would curb the amount of radiation released by an act of terrorism or unintended crisis like that experienced at Fukushima in March 2011 (AP Photo/Kimimasa Mayama). By Douglas P. Guarino
Global Security Newswire
WASHINGTON -- Staff for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are recommending that their agency require aging atomic power plants in the United States to make upgrades that could reduce the amount of radioactivity released into the environment following an act of terrorism or a natural disaster.http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/nrc-staff-say-more-nuclear-plant-protections-needed-after-fukushima/
Posted by Michele Kearney at 3:59 PM

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