Sanders’ statement on Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement today on the resignation of Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko.
Vermont fights Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s license approval for Vermont Yankee
The Vermont Department of Public Service says the commission issued a license extension to Entergy without an updated water quality permit.
Sanders Opposes NRC Nominee
For immediate release April 20, 2012 Contact Michael Briggs Phone: (202) 224-5141 WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today on the reappointment of Commissioner Kristine Svinicki to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: “I have serious concerns about NRC Commissioner Svinicki’s record on safety. With Commissioner Svinicki’s vote, the NRC approved Vermont Yankee’s [...]
At Senate hearing, Sanders questions NRC about continued operation of Vermont Yankee
Marking the first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the Senate committee that oversees the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission held a hearing on the slow pace of efforts to strengthen safety at U.S. nuclear plants in the wake of the Fukushima disaster.
Clean energy groups submit formal petition to NRC to incorporate lessons of Fukushima
For immediate release Feb. 16, 2012 Contact Ned Childs New England Coalition Phone: (802) 579-6601 Michael Mariotte or Dominique French Nuclear Information and Resource Service Phone: 301-270-6477 New England Coalition along with thirty-six clean energy groups today submitted a formal petition for rulemaking to the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission seeking adoption of new regulations to expand [...]
Sales: Lessons from Indian Point
Thus the data and analysis available for licensing of Indian Point, and presumably Vermont Yankee, and Judge Murtha’s decision, appears to have been very incomplete.
Kunin: States should maintain role in nuclear oversight
How could I assure Vermonters that the plant was safe? That is the same question that is being asked today.
Vermont Yankee safety, Japan, NRC turmoil: 3 hot topics at advisory panel meeting
Entergy officials say there are no plans to sample the tritium-contaminated Construction Office Building well.
Dewalt: NRC chief a victim of truth-telling
The NRC and other nuclear cheerleaders would not like Americans to hear about a 50 mile evacuation zone and then to start thinking about what that might mean here at home.
New England Coalition urges Vermont officials to support Chairman Jaczko in “mutiny” at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
An advocacy group says a congressional staff report confirms ongoing concerns that NRC has been set on a path to weaken regulation and oversight at aging nuclear plants.
