US deploys two nuclear experts to Japan

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it has sent two experts to Japan,where authorities were seeking to calm fears of a reactor meltdown in the aftermath of a massive earthquake.

8220;We have some of the most expert people in this field in the world working for the NRC and we stand ready to assist in any way possible,8221; commission chairman Gregory Jaczko said in a statement announcing the deployment yesterday.

The NRC 8212; an independent agency mandated by Congress to regulate US commercial nuclear power plants and other nuclear materials 8212; said the pair were experts in boiling water nuclear reactors and are part of a broader US aid team sent to the disaster zone.