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Actions in Response to the Japan Nuclear Accident: Congressional Correspondence

The following table lists correspondence that representatives of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) have prepared and submitted to members of the U.S. Congress in connection with the Japan Nuclear Accident at Fukushima Dai-ichi.

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Date Subject
03/30/2012 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Congressman Brad Sherman regarding safety and security at U.S. nuclear power plants following the accident at Fukushima Dai-ichi
03/12/2012 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Congress submitting NRC’s report on the status of its implementation of the Near-Term Task Force recommendations related to insights gained from the Fukushima Dai-ichi accident
02/10/2012 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Japanese Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki, Mr. Richard Reed, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for Resilience, and Mr. Jim Zumwalt, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Japan and Korean Affairs, U.S. Dept. of State, inviting them to speak at the NRC program entitled “One Year Commemoration of Events at Fukushima Dai-ichi”
09/14/2011 Letter to Senator Jeff Sessions, regarding NRC's response to the nuclear disaster at Fukushima and about reports associated with the agency's activities, signed by Chairman Jaczko
09/08/2011 Letter to Cong. Fred Upton on findings and recommendations of the NRC 90-Day Task Force Report
08/23/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Congressman Edward J. Markey regarding the applicability of the recommendations of the NRC Near-Term Japan Task Force
08/11/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Senator James M. Inhofe regarding NRC undertaking a near-term comparison of U.S. and Japanese regulatory requirements
08/11/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Congressman Edward J. Markey regarding NRC actions being taken in response to the recent events in Japan
07/29/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Congressman Darrell Issa providing information related to the submittal of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident to the Commission and ultimately its public release
07/16/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand regarding the results of the recent inspection at Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3 under NRC Temporary Instruction 2515/183, “Follow-up to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station Fuel Damage Event”
06/28/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Congressman Darrell Issa responding to questions regarding the NRC’s Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) review of the accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors and the Chairman’s exercise of emergency powers during the accident
06/17/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Senator Jim Webb providing information on assumptions used in recommending a 50-mile evacuation for U.S. citizens following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility events
06/16/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Senator Dianne Feinstein
06/02/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jackzo to Congress
05/27/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Senator Barbara Boxer regarding transparency and openness in NRC’s review and evaluation of recent events in Japan
05/23/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Senator Maria Cantwell responding to questions regarding the potential impacts of recent events in Japan on the citizens of the State of Washington
05/13/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Senator Frank R. Lautenberg regarding nuclear power plants in New Jersey in light of recent events in Japan and their implications for ensuring the continued safety of nuclear power plants in the United States
05/13/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Senator Richard Blumenthal responding to questions and concerns regarding recent events in Japan and their implications for the continuing safety of nuclear power plants in the United States
05/12/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Congressman Earl Blumenauer regarding radiation contamination from recent events in Japan reaching the west coast of the United States
04/27/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich regarding concerns about recent events in Japan and their implications for ensuring the continued safety of nuclear power plants in the U.S.
04/11/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Senator James M. Inhofe regarding the NRC’s response to the events in Japan and the Chairman’s actions as part of the response to that emergency
04/08/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Senator Barbara Boxer responding to a request that in light of the recent events in Japan, the NRC perform a thorough review of nuclear power plants and provides detailed responses to specific questions
04/08/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Senator Barbara Boxer responding to a request that in light of the recent events in Japan, the NRC perform a thorough review of the Diablo Canyon and San Onofre nuclear power plants and provides detailed responses to specific questions
03/30/2012 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Congressman Brad Sherman regarding safety and security at U.S. nuclear power plants following the accident at Fukushima Dai-ichi
03/12/2012 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Congress submitting NRC’s report on the status of its implementation of the Near-Term Task Force recommendations related to insights gained from the Fukushima Dai-ichi accident
02/10/2012 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Japanese Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki, Mr. Richard Reed, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for Resilience, and Mr. Jim Zumwalt, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Japan and Korean Affairs, U.S. Dept. of State, inviting them to speak at the NRC program entitled “One Year Commemoration of Events at Fukushima Dai-ichi”
09/14/2011 Letter to Senator Jeff Sessions, regarding NRC's response to the nuclear disaster at Fukushima and about reports associated with the agency's activities, signed by Chairman Jaczko
09/08/2011 Letter to Cong. Fred Upton on findings and recommendations of the NRC 90-Day Task Force Report
08/23/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Congressman Edward J. Markey regarding the applicability of the recommendations of the NRC Near-Term Japan Task Force
08/11/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Senator James M. Inhofe regarding NRC undertaking a near-term comparison of U.S. and Japanese regulatory requirements
08/11/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Congressman Edward J. Markey regarding NRC actions being taken in response to the recent events in Japan
07/29/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Congressman Darrell Issa providing information related to the submittal of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident to the Commission and ultimately its public release
07/16/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand regarding the results of the recent inspection at Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3 under NRC Temporary Instruction 2515/183, “Follow-up to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station Fuel Damage Event”
06/28/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Congressman Darrell Issa responding to questions regarding the NRC’s Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) review of the accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors and the Chairman’s exercise of emergency powers during the accident
06/17/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Senator Jim Webb providing information on assumptions used in recommending a 50-mile evacuation for U.S. citizens following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility events
06/16/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Senator Dianne Feinstein
06/02/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jackzo to Congress
05/27/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Senator Barbara Boxer regarding transparency and openness in NRC’s review and evaluation of recent events in Japan
05/23/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Senator Maria Cantwell responding to questions regarding the potential impacts of recent events in Japan on the citizens of the State of Washington
05/13/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Senator Frank R. Lautenberg regarding nuclear power plants in New Jersey in light of recent events in Japan and their implications for ensuring the continued safety of nuclear power plants in the United States
05/13/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Senator Richard Blumenthal responding to questions and concerns regarding recent events in Japan and their implications for the continuing safety of nuclear power plants in the United States
05/12/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Congressman Earl Blumenauer regarding radiation contamination from recent events in Japan reaching the west coast of the United States
04/27/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich regarding concerns about recent events in Japan and their implications for ensuring the continued safety of nuclear power plants in the U.S.
04/11/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Senator James M. Inhofe regarding the NRC’s response to the events in Japan and the Chairman’s actions as part of the response to that emergency
04/08/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Senator Barbara Boxer responding to a request that in light of the recent events in Japan, the NRC perform a thorough review of nuclear power plants and provides detailed responses to specific questions
04/08/2011 Letter from Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to Senator Barbara Boxer responding to a request that in light of the recent events in Japan, the NRC perform a thorough review of the Diablo Canyon and San Onofre nuclear power plants and provides detailed responses to specific questions
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