Near-Term

On Wednesday, the NRC Commissioners will meet to discuss which recommendations from its Near-Term Japan Task Force should be implemented promptly.

The Center for Public Integrity: Nuclear miscalculation: Why regulators miss power plant threats from quakes and storms The Center for Public Integrity 2011

One of the Fukushima Near-Term Task Force's recommendations is to modify emergency planning guidelines to address the potential for multi-unit multi-reactor accidents.

Elliott Negin: A Philosophical Split at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Elliott Negin 2012

The good news on December 15 was the commission as a whole approved the highest-priority safety recommendations made by the agency's Near-Term Task Force, which was created in response to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident.

Elliott Negin: A Philosophical Split at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Elliott Negin 2012

A case-by-case approach under the backfitting rule could doom some of the Near-Term Task Force recommendations.

Elliott Negin: A Philosophical Split at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Elliott Negin 2012

Indeed, the Near-Term Task Force, which was comprised of NRC technical staff members, cited the agency's response to the 9/11 as a model for handling its post-Fukushima recommendations.

Elliott Negin: A Philosophical Split at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Elliott Negin 2012

A case-by-case approach under the backfitting rule could doom some of the Near-Term Task Force recommendations.

Elliott Negin: A Philosophical Split at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Elliott Negin 2012

Indeed, the Near-Term Task Force, which was comprised of NRC technical staff members, cited the agency's response to the 9/11 as a model for handling its post-Fukushima recommendations.

Elliott Negin: A Philosophical Split at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Elliott Negin 2012

One of the Fukushima Near-Term Task Force's recommendations is to modify emergency planning guidelines to address the potential for multi-unit multi-reactor accidents.

Elliott Negin: A Philosophical Split at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Elliott Negin 2012

The good news on December 15 was the commission as a whole approved the highest-priority safety recommendations made by the agency's Near-Term Task Force, which was created in response to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident.

Elliott Negin: A Philosophical Split at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Elliott Negin 2012

In addition to selecting these six concepts for deployment between 2010 and 2030, the GIF recognized a number of International Near-Term Deployment advanced nuclear power reactors available before 2015.

Generation IV nuclear reactors 2009