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Monday Nuclear Disaster Briefings
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Monday, March 21 holds a
briefing on the ongoing nuclear event in Japan from 9:00 to 11:00am in Rockville, Maryland, the briefing will be webcast.
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) on Monday, March 21 holds a Conference call briefing beginning at 11:00am to discuss the
latest developments at the Fukushima nuclear complex in Japan as well as safety issues at U.S. nuclear plants. Call-in, Domestic calls: 866-861-4873; International calls 703-639-1464; password, Japan Nuclear Reactor Update.
The
American Geological Institute; the American Geophysical Union; and the Seismological Society of America on Monday, March 21 hold a briefing on
Disaster in Japan: What it Means for the US on Capitol Hill at 1:00pm.
US Department of Energy
Blog Posts on the Japan Emergency.
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Notes On 3.11
Inside Japan?s Nuclear Meltdown: The desperate days after the Fukushima nucleardisaster, told by those who were there, Frontline, PBS, 2/28/12 Candle Night, to memorialize 3.11, Facebook Policy Change in a Post-Crisis Japan: An Interview with Richard...
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Bi-coastal Programs On Japan's Tsunami
Japan's Aftermath An Initial Assessment of the Nuclear Disaster in Japan Wednesday, March 166:00 pmInstitute of East Asian Studies Conference Room2223 Fulton Street, 6th FloorUniversity of California, BerkeleyCalifornia Roundtable Discussion...
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Nuclear Prosture Reviewed
Above is the briefing on April 6 by Secretary of Defense Bill Gates introducing the Nuclear Posture Review. Additional briefings and relevant documents can be found on a Defense Department website devoted to the NPR. Prior to the release of the Review,...
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App Members In Print
Political Change in Japan Affects US-Japan Security Relations, Regional Diplomacy, Interview with Professor Mike Mochizuki, George Washington University, by Barbara Wanner, US Asia Pacific Council, Washington Report, Vol 2, March 2010. ...
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Eliminating Nuclear Threats
Eliminating Nuclear Threats: A Practical Agenda for Global Policymakers, the report of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, was released on December 15th in Tokyo to the Prime Ministers of Australia and Japan, Kevin...
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