December 22, 2011. Rep. Markey blasts NRC vote to approve AP1000 reactor design and notes NRC overruled Chairman Jaczko on accelerating reactor construction: "Today, the NRC has presented its holiday gifts to the nuclear industry."
May 12, 2011. Fukushima Fallout: Regulatory Loopholes at U.S. Nuclear Plants. Major report from Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) details safety problems at U.S. reactors and inadequate regulatory response. For example, 69 emergency diesel generator failures at 33 sites in the past 8 years.
100 organizations sign letter to President Obama opposing possible nomination of former DOE nuclear chief William Magwood to Nuclear Regulatory Commission.  July 31, 2009
80+ organizations send letter to President Obama in support of appointment of independent commissioners to Nuclear Regulatory Commission. July 7, 2009
The NRC’s reactor licensing process is in disarray. NIRS briefing sheet. December 15, 2008
Testimony of Richard Webster, Legal Director for Eastern
Environmental Law Center, before Senate Environment Subcommittee on
Clean Air and Nuclear Safety. July 16, 2008. The testimony argues that
the NRC's relicensing process is deficient and there are severe
weaknesses in the oversight of reactor safety.
The NRC’s Reactor Licensing Process: An Overview. A NIRS briefing paper on how reactors are licensed and factors to consider in participating in the process. September 2006.
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