Boston Globe (March 27)Boston Globe (March 27)
Japan is impacting debate on nuclear energy worldwide. The Boston Globe criticizes the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for granting the 38-year-old Vermont Yankee nuclear plant a 20-year license extension, saying last week’s decision “defies common sense.” The Globe criticizes the NRC for being “too close to the industry it regulates” and for not postponing the decision “until the lessons of Fukushima can be fully understood.”
Japan is impacting debate on nuclear energy worldwide. The Boston Globe criticizes the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for granting the 38-year-old Vermont Yankee nuclear plant a 20-year license extension, saying last week’s decision “defies common sense.” The Globe criticizes the NRC for being “too close to the industry it regulates” and for not postponing the decision “until the lessons of Fukushima can be fully understood.”
Tags: Fukushima, NRC, Vermont Yankee
Bloomberg (March 17)
Foreign nationals are increasingly being advised to leave Japan or at least the region until the situation at the Fukushima reactors is resolved. Britain, the U.S., France, Belgium, Germany and Norway are among the nations advising their nationals to consider leaving either Japan or the affected region.
Tags: Evacuation, Foreign nationals, Fukushima, Japan
