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The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee heard this morning from members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) about the lessons they took away from the March 2011 meltdown of the Fukushima reactor in Japan.

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission today heard the results of a task force report prompted by the meltdown of the Fukushima reactor in Japan.  The report looks at what lessons can be learned from that accident and how the U.S. nuclear power industry should react to prevent a similar incident here.

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Responding to the Exxon spill in Montana and other recent oil pipeline incidents, a House subcommittee discussed a new bill intended to regulate the industry and improve pipeline safety.

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Today, a House Energy & Commerce subcommittee looked at the Obama Administration's decision to cancel the proposed national nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.   An investigation of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's actions by the agency's Inspector General says the NRC's Chairman was "not forthcoming" when sharing information with other commissioners about whether to move to give final approval to the site in Nevada.

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Congress held a number of hearings on a variety of issues this past week that impacts peoples' health and safety. They include a hearing on global autism, nuclear waste storage, data security breaches and identity theft. 

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Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), chair of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released a report on the Obama administration’s handling of the response to last year’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Energy Secretary Steven Chu testified today before the Senate Appropriations Committee on his Department’s budget, which contains billions in programs to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, like oil and coal. They will also look at clean energy in the United States.

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This morning, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission held a meeting to examine the safety and security of U.S. nuclear power plants. This is one of a series of commission meetings after the Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant disaster in Japan.

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In the aftermath of Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami and the rash of tornadoes last week that took over 300 lives in the Midwest and the South, the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on "America's Natural Disaster Preparedness."

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