NRC shores up response efforts after Japanese nuclear crisis
Monday - 8/29/2011, 8:47am EDT  Jack Grobe, deputy director for
nuclear regulation, NRC  Download mp3  After the devastating
earthquake in Japan in March, that was further complicated by a
possible nuclear disaster, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
wanted to know if it could happen in the United States.  It
turns out — probably not. What happened in Japan was unique to
that region, according to findings by an NRC task force.
However, the task force's report also found room for
improvement.  The recommendations of the NRC task force are
especially sought after following the rare magnitude 5.8
earthquake that rattled the region last week.  Jack Grobe, the
NRC's deputy director for nuclear regulation and a member of the
task force, joined the Federal Drive to discuss the commission's
findings.