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Radiation Barriers at US Nuclear Energy Facilities Protect the Public
There are three main barriers to the release of radioactive materials from a nuclear energy facility.
Penn State Study: Potential Thyroid Cancers From Exposure to Radiation From Three Mile Island
Penn State researchers identified 44 patients who lived in proximity of Three Mile Island and who developed thyroid cancer between 1974 and 2014. Controlling for a thyroid cancer latency period of ...
Hurricane Protections and Response at U.S. Nuclear Plants
All U.S. nuclear energy facilities are designed and built to safely withstand a wide variety of extreme events.
Fukushima Daiichi Accident & US Industry Response
On March 11, 2011, an earthquake and tsunami in Japan devastated northeast Japan and led to an accident at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear energy facility. The U.S. nuclear ene...
Four-Day Timeline of Events at Fukushima Daiichi
A 97-page report providing a narrative overview and timeline for the earthquake, tsunami and subsequent Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident will be delivered to key U.S. stakeholders at ...
Cybersecurity Protection at Nuclear Power Plants
The nuclear sector is identified by a Presidential Directive as one of the 16 critical infrastructure sectors whose assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, are considered vital ...