Senator Tom Carper's Hearing Statement on Nuclear Safety

Senator Carper, Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, and Senator Boxer, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, held a joint hearing titled "Review of the Nuclear Emergency in Japan and Implications for the U.S." The hearing discussed the ongoing emergency associated with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, as well as the ramifications for the U.S.