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Nuclear Safety

After Fukushima

We are tracking the nuclear disaster in Japan, and looking at questions about nuclear safety in the U.S. and elsewhere.

Nuclear Safety: The Story So Far

by ProPublica,

Whistleblowers Say Nuclear Regulatory Commission Watchdog Is Losing Its Bite

by John Sullivan,

NRC Panel Calls for Safety Upgrade After Fukushima

by John Sullivan,

Nuclear Plants and Disasters: NRC Inspection Results

by John Sullivan and Ariel Wittenberg,

Nuke Plant Inspections Find Flaws in Disaster Readiness

by John Sullivan,

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chief Blasts Agency’s Approach to Fire Safety

by John Sullivan,

Electrical Fire Knocks Out Spent Fuel Cooling at Nebraska Nuke Plant

by John Sullivan,

Editor's Note on Our Investigation Into Fire Risks at Nuclear Power Plants

by Stephen Engelberg,

NRC Waives Enforcement of Fire Rules at Nuclear Plants

by John Sullivan,

U.S. Nuclear Plants Drafting Customized Fire Plans

by John Sullivan,

Safety Reviewers Raise Questions About Construction of New Nuclear Fuel Plant

by Donna Deedy, special to ProPublica, with Michael Grabell,

U.S. Nuclear Regulator Lets Industry Help With the Fine Print

by John Sullivan,

House Calls for Drastic Cuts in Hospital Preparedness Funding

by Sasha Chavkin,

U.S. Nuclear-Disaster Preparedness Hobbled by Uncertain Chain of Command

by Sasha Chavkin and Sheri Fink,

U.S. Health Care System Unprepared for Major Nuclear Emergency

by Sheri Fink,

While Nuclear Waste Piles Up in U.S., Billions in Fund to Handle It Sit Unused

by Joaquin Sapien,

Even In Worst Case, Japan’s Nuclear Disaster Will Have Limited Reach

by Abrahm Lustgarten,

Our Quick Guide to Nuclear Plant Safety: What Could Go Wrong?

by Sergio Hernandez and Marian Wang,

Six Ways Fukushima is Not Chernobyl

by Lois Beckett,

Congressman: U.S. May Not Be Prepared to Respond to Nuclear Disaster

by Sasha Chavkin,

Our Reading List for Following Nuclear News From Japan

by Marian Wang,

Spent Fuel Now Focus at Japanese Reactor, Highlighting Concerns About Plant Design

by Tom Detzel,

Status of Spent Nuclear Fuel in Question at Crippled Japanese Power Plant

by John Sullivan,

Iodine Pills Distributed in Japan Offer Limited Protection From Effects of Radiation

by Marian Wang,

Can U.S. Nuclear Plants Handle a Major Natural Disaster?

by John Sullivan,