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Actions in Response to the Japan Nuclear Accident: News Releases and Speeches
This page provides access to news releases that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued, as well as speeches that the NRC has delivered, in connection with the Japan Nuclear Accident at Fukushima Dai-ichi. For details, see the following tables on this page:
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News Releases
| Date | Document Number | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 05/31/2012 | 12-064 | NRC Seeks Comment on Draft Guidance Documents Regarding Post-Fukushima Requirements |
| 05/11/2012 | 12-055 | NRC Prioritizes Industry Responses to Request for Post-Fukushima Flood Hazard Evaluations |
| 05/11/2012 | 12-053 | NRC to Discuss Implementing Orders for Post-Fukushima Improvements May 18 in Rockville, Md. |
| 05/10/2012 | 12-052 | NRC to Discuss Guidance for Fukushima-Related Order and Information Request May 15, 16 in Rockville, Md. ML12131A631 |
| 04/24/2012 | 12-041 | NRC to Discuss Long-Term Fukushima-Related Recommendations May 3, 7 and 14 in Rockville, Md. |
| 04/18/2012 | 12-040 | NRC to Discuss Fukushima-Related Order on Containment Vents May 2 in Rockville, Md |
| 03/29/2012 | 12-033 | NRC to Discuss Implementing Orders for Post-Fukushima Improvements April 10 in Rockville, MD |
| 03/09/2012 | 12-023 | NRC to Issue Orders, Information Request as Part of Implementing Fukushima-Related Recommendations |
| 02/06/2012 | 12-012 | NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards to Discuss Japan Task Force Recommendations at Feb. 9-11 Meeting |
| 12/15/2011 | 11-222 | NRC Approves Prioritization of Japan Lessons-Learned Task Force Recommendations |
| 11/29/2011 | 11-216 | NRC to Discuss Implementing Recommendations of Near-Term Japan Task Force Dec. 1 in Rockville, Md. |
| 10/20/2011 | 11-202 | NRC Takes Action on Japan Near-Term Task Force Safety Recommendations |
| 10/11/2011 | 11-194 | Opening Remarks of NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko at the 45 Day Review of the Japan Task Force Safety Recommendations |
| 10/04/2011 | 11-190 | NRC to Discuss Prioritizing Recommendations of Near-Term Japan Task Force Oct. 11 in Rockville, Md. |
| 09/15/2011 | 11-173 | NRC to Discuss Industry's Post-Fukushima Efforts Sept. 21 in Rockville, Md. |
| 09/09/2011 | 11-170 | NRC to Discuss Early Implementation Recommendations of Near-Term Japan Task Force Sept. 14 in Rockville, MD |
| 08/23/2011 | 11-152 | NRC to Discuss Japan Task Force Recommendations Aug. 31 in Rockville, Md. |
| 08/19/2011 | 11-151 | Commission Seeks Prompt Action on Japan Task Force Recommendations |
| 07/21/2011 | 11-137 | Japan Task Force Holding Public Meeting July 28 in Rockville, Md. |
| 07/19/2011 | 11-130 | Opening Remarks of NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko at the Japan Task Force Briefing |
| 07/13/2011 | 11-127 | NRC’s Japan Task Force Recommends Changes to Defense in Depth Measures at Nuclear Plants; Cites Station Blackout, Seismic, Flooding and Spent Fuel Pools as Areas for Improvement |
| 06/15/2011 | 11-109 | Opening Remarks of NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko at the 60-Day Update From the Japan Task Force |
| 06/10/2011 | 11-102 | Joint Press Release on Cooperation Regarding the Accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant; Gregory Jaczko, Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commisison, Goshi Hosono, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Japan, June 10, 2011 |
| 05/20/2011 | 11-088 | NRC Issues Summary of Recent U.S. Nuclear Plant Inspections |
| 05/16/2011 | 11-083 | NRC Exits Monitoring Mode for Japanese Nuclear Emergency; Continues to Support U.S. Government Efforts |
| 05/13/2011 | 11-081 | Inspections at U.S. Nuclear Plants Prompt Corrective Actions; Reports Being Made Public |
| 05/11/2011 | 11-078 | NRC Staff Issues Bulletin to Nuclear Power Plants on Strategies to Handle Extreme Events |
| 04/28/2011 | 11-071 | Opening Remarks of Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko at Commission Briefing on Japan and the Station Blackout Rule |
| 04/01/2011 | 11-062 | NRC Appoints Task Force Members and Approves Charter For Review of Agency’s Response to Japan Nuclear Event |
| 03/23/2011 | 11-055 | Nuclear Regulatory Commission Directs Staff on Continuing Agency Response to Japan Events; Adjusts Commission Schedule |
| 03/21/2011 | 11-054 | Opening Remarks of NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko at Today's Commission Meeting on the Events in Japan |
| 03/19/2011 | 11-053 | NRC Posts Updated Seismic Questions and Answers |
| 03/18/2011 | 11-052 | NRC Informs U.S. Nuclear Power Plants on Japan Earthquake's Effects |
| 03/16/2011 | 11-050 | NRC Provides Protective Action Recommendations Based on U.S. Guidelines |
| 03/15/2011 | 11-049 | NRC Analysis Continues to Support Japan’s Protective Actions |
| 03/15/2011 | 11-048 | (Revised) NRC Sends Additional Experts to Assist Japan |
| 03/14/2011 | 11-047 | Japanese Government Asks for Assistance with Reactor Events; U.S. Government and NRC Preparing Response |
| 03/13/2011 | 11-046 | (Revised)NRC Sees No Radiation at Harmful Levels Reaching U.S. From Damaged Japanese Nuclear Power Plants |
| 03/12/2011 | 11-045 | NRC Experts Deploy to Japan as Part of U.S. Government Response |
| 03/12/2011 | 11-044 | NRC in Communication with Japanese Regulators |
| 03/11/2011 | 11-043 | NRC Continues to Track Earthquake and Tsunami Issues |
Speeches
| Date | Document Number | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01/10/2012 | S-12-001 | "Communications Challenges and the Japan Response" Prepared Remarks for NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko, CES-Government Conference, Las Vegas, Nev., Jan. 10 |
| 07/18/2011 | 11-016 | Fukushima and U.S. Nuclear Safety, Prepared Remarks for the Honorable Gregory B. Jaczko, Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at National Press Club, Washington, D.C., July 18, 2011 - Video |
| 04/29/2011 | S-11-012 | "Regulatory Decision-Making in the Wake of Fukushima" William C. Ostendorff, Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, at Edison Electric Institute, Spring Legal Conference 2011, Philadelphia, PA |
| 04/04/2011 | S-11-011 | Side Event on Fukushima Daiichi Accident, 5th Review Meeting of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, Prepared Remarks of NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko, April 4, 2011, Vienna, Austria |
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Friday, June 08, 2012
