Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 NRC’s Forum Style Thwarts Open Dialogue on Nuclear Plant Performance, Safety WASHINGTON (March 18, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Malden) and two of his Massachusetts colleagues today urged the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to end their practice of meeting structures that restrict... Read More

Washington, DC – Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement regarding the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) release of two documents prepared by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries... Read More

WASHINGTON -- Five House Democrats who lead their respective committees today pressed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to require that all U.S. nuclear reactors of the same design as the ones that melted down at the Fukushima nuclear facility in Japan install vents to help prevent hydrogen explosions in the event of a severe accident and reduce... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Company May Have Failed to Fully Inform Investors about Design Issues, Rejected Safety Fixes, Attempted to Avoid New License Requirements WASHINGTON (February 21, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today raised the possibility that the utility in charge of the San Onofre nuclear power... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), and Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the statement below on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) response to the letter that they sent requesting that safety concerns... Read More

Washington, DC – Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), and Representative Ed Markey (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter today to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman, Dr. Allison M. Macfarlane, urging the NRC to immediately... Read More

Release of GAO report, leak of internal DOE memo raise questions about DOE decision to ‘ramp up’ construction at troubled site WASHINGTON (January 18, 2013) -- Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today sent a letter  to Energy Secretary Steven Chu urging him to... Read More

  Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder 202-225-2836 Surplus weapons-grade plutonium would be turned into $2 billion of fuel for nuclear power plants at a cost of $20 billion to U.S. taxpayers under Department of Energy program WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, sent a... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Radioactive Scrap Metal Could be Turned into Consumer Products WASHINGTON (January 11, 2013) – A Department of Energy proposal to allow up to 14,000 metric tons of its radioactive scrap metal to be recycled into consumer products was called into question today by Rep. Ed Markey... Read More

Lawmaker repeatedly called for study of health impacts for residents   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced today that it will move forward with a National Academy of Sciences... Read More

Lawmaker repeats call for independent evaluation of Region IV problems after whistleblowers cite lack of confidence in IG investigation   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today demanded the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) provide materials the lawmaker has repeatedly requested in his investigation of... Read More

Common sense legislation prevents nuclear reactors, like Seabrook, from receiving 20-year license renewals if they apply more than a decade before their original 40-year license expires   Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressmen John Tierney (D-Salem) and Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) announced new legislation to provide greater certainty... Read More

Lawmaker queries NRC about new water leak as Entergy restarts plant   WASHINGTON, D.C. – With Entergy restarting the Palisades Nuclear Generating Station today, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) raised concerns in a letter today to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) about a new unidentified leak in the plant’s Primary... Read More

  Republican opposition, utility lobbying blocking adoption of GRID Act to protect U.S. electrical power system from cyber-attack WASHINGTON, D.C. – An America where every single piece of technology including computers, automobiles, and telephones sits idle after being sapped of power may sound like the fall season’s newest... Read More

GOP Hypocrisy on Display Yesterday, Voting to Protect Nuclear, Fossil Fuel Loan Guarantees   WASHINGTON (August 2, 2012) – Energy and Commerce Republicans today released their “report” on their specious probe into the solar firm Solyndra. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today excoriated the GOP for their coordinated, specific... Read More

Lawmakers reiterate request for proof that replacement workers were adequately trained WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Massachusetts Congressmen Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, and William Keating (D-Bourne) sent a follow-up letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) expressing their... Read More

Despite Republican assertions that bill phases out loan guarantee program, it leaves $34 billion intact for Energy Department   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite rejection by Republicans of amendments designed to ensure that the Department of Energy (DOE) not award loan guarantees to failing companies or companies whose projects are already... Read More

Lawmaker has introduced Nuclear Power Plant Safety Act to overhaul nuclear safety in the wake of the Fukushima meltdowns WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), released the following statement today... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspector General (IG) published a report today that fully exonerated Chairman Greg Jaczko of all four allegations related to his exercise of authority during... Read More

NRC inspection reports show water leak into nuclear reactor control room known for a year by licensee and NRC   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Prompted by a spate of unplanned shutdowns over the past year at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Michigan, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory... Read More