U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer announced today that she’s convening a briefing at 3:30 EST tomorrow on Capitol Hill with Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko to discuss the ongoing crisis at nuclear power facilities in Japan, as well as the potential ramifications for the United States.
The panel will also hear from Anthony Pietrangelo, senior vice president and chief nuclear officer at the Nuclear Energy Institute, and Edwin Lyman, senior scientist for global security at the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Boxer, D-Calif., whose committee has oversight responsibilities on nuclear safety, also announced today that there will be a joint Full Committee and Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety oversight hearing to examine these issues in the near future.