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Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving Safety and Security of U.S. Nuclear Plants

This project focuses on the causes of the Fukushima Daiichi accident and safety-related lessons learned for improving nuclear plant systems, operations, and regulations exclusive of spent fuel storage ...
The Diplomat

Fukushima and the ‘Lessons Learned’ From Nuclear Disasters

March 11, 2026, marks 15 years since the Fukushima nuclear disaster happened in Japan. This major nuclear accident initially shook the international community of nuclear experts to its core. As ...
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Forty years after disaster, lessons about nuclear safety

On Sunday, April 26, Ukraine and the world will mark 40 years since the Chornobyl disaster — the worst accident in the history of civilian nuclear power. That day, we honour the memory of over 600,000 ...
Power Engineering

Westinghouse seeks to update AP1000 design certification with Vogtle lessons built in

Westinghouse has asked the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to renew and amend the design certification for its AP1000 reactor, submitting a revised Design Control Document that would align ...