Dale Klein

Tepco Could Have Prevented Fukushima Disaster, Panel Chief Says

Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant, could have prevented the nuclear accident in 2011 if it had been prepared enough for the natural disaster, the chief of the company’s reform committee said.

Second Blast Possible at Japan Atomic Power Plant Even as Radiation Falls

Japanese officials battling to prevent a potential meltdown at a nuclear power station said an explosion was possible at a second reactor building after the plant’s cooling system failed.

Post-Fukushima U.S. Nuclear Reactor Rules Questioned Over Cost, Adequacy

The first rules for U.S. reactors imposed in response to last year’s nuclear disaster in Japan are fueling a debate over the adequacy and cost of the measures.

Obama’s Pick for Nuclear Safety Cop Seen Shunning Confrontation

Allison Macfarlane, the geologist and expert on atomic waste picked to lead the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is described by associates as someone who can advocate positions without offending her opponents.

Nuclear-Power Industry Survives Sandy’s Readiness Test

Hurricane Sandy’s wrath shows that U.S. regulators should swiftly implement nuclear-safety rules developed after Japan’s Fukushima disaster, a top lawmaker said, as industry officials said the lack of major problems during the storm showed that they were ready.

Toshiba Reactor Wins Majority Backing From Feuding U.S. Nuclear Commission

Toshiba Corp.’s Westinghouse Electric won majority support for the design of its AP1000 reactor from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, even as the members were feuding publicly over the panel’s leadership.

Nuclear Waste Storage Rules Thrown Out by U.S. Court

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission failed to fully evaluate risks associated with its regulations on the storage of spent nuclear fuel and must draft new ones, an appeals court ruled.

Nuclear Renaissance Threatened as Japan's Reactor Struggles

Global expansion of nuclear power may draw more scrutiny and skepticism as the world watches Japan struggle to prevent a meltdown at reactors damaged by a record earthquake and tsunami, a former U.S. atomic regulator said.

Nuclear Renaissance Threatened as Japan's Reactor Struggles

Global expansion of nuclear power may draw more scrutiny after officials in China and India and U.S. lawmakers called for the review of atomic energy plans as Japan struggles with reactors crippled by a quake and tsunami .

Nuclear Renaissance Threatened as Japan's Reactor Struggles

Global expansion of nuclear power may draw more scrutiny after officials in China and India and U.S. lawmakers called for the review of atomic energy plans as Japan struggles with reactors crippled by a quake and tsunami .

"If the natural events, mainly the tsunami height, would have been examined in more detail, then I think Tepco would have taken initial precautions to have prevented the tsunami impact."

- Dale Klein on Mar 29, 2013

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