{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.carper.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=43ee73b8-fd54-469e-b35d-305630b1be19", "HEARING STATEMENT: NRC's Implementation of the Fukushima Near-Term Task Force Recommendations and other Actions to Enhance and Maintain Nuclear Safety", "2014-12-03", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "DE", "Thomas Carper", "C000174", "www.carper.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works, released the following statement regarding the committee\u2019s hearing on \u201cNRC\u2019s Implementation of the Fukushima Near-Term Task Force Recommendations and other Actions to Enhance and Maintain Nuclear Safety.\u201d\r\n\u201cThank you Chairman Boxer for this hearing.\u00a0 I want to welcome back the commissioners from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to the committee and welcome the witnesses on the second panel.\r\n\u201cI believe this is Chairman Macfarlane\u2019s last time to appear before our committee.\u00a0 Before I get started, I want to thank you for your service and wish you luck on your new endeavors.\r\n\u201cFor our country to meet its climate and clean air goals \u2013 we must have nuclear in the energy mix for the foreseeable future. For our country to have nuclear energy, we must continue to have a safe nuclear industry in the United States and around the world.\r\n\u201cFortunately, the NRC is considered the gold standard when it comes to nuclear safety regulatory agencies.\u00a0 As a result, we have some of the safest nuclear plants in the world.\r\n\u201cHowever, with nuclear safety we can never rest on our laurels. Science and technology are constantly evolving \u2013 and in response the NRC must adapt to ensure the public continues to be protected.\u00a0That is especially true when it comes to incorporating lessons learned from the accident in Fukushima into our safety regulations.\r\n\u201cI believe the NRC is up to the challenge.\u00a0\r\n\u201cI look forward to hearing how the NRC is updating our nuclear safety regulations to reflect the insight gained through the accident at Fukushima and the many other challenges the commission faces on a day-to-day basis.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.carper.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=43ee73b8-fd54-469e-b35d-305630b1be19"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9383589494973421, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}