Boxer to hold briefing on Japan nuclear crisis
By Josh Richman
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 at 12:59 pm in Barbara Boxer, energy, U.S. Senate.
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.
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March 15th, 2011 at 1:18 pm
Good God, as if the situation weren’t bad enough, now the stupidest member of the U.S. Senate has involved herself.
What next?
Godzilla appears?
March 15th, 2011 at 1:46 pm
Guess you could say “Boxer briefs.”
March 16th, 2011 at 3:03 pm
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March 27th, 2011 at 11:25 am
The world could take a fantastic lesson through the way the Japanese have come together and with no whining, no finger-pointing, they have merely begun the daunting job of recovering. They are doing themselves proud with their sense of community and challenging work. It truly is sad that they need to be tested like this , yet it shows their most effective qualities.