Following the 2011 Japanese nuclear accidents , the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced it will launch a comprehensive safety review of the 104 nuclear power reactors across the United States , at the request of President Obama . The Obama administration " continues to support the expansion of nuclear power in the United States , despite the crisis in Japan " . Following the Japanese nuclear emergency , public support for building nuclear power plants in the U.S. dropped to 43 % , slightly lower than it was immediately after the Three Mile Island accident in 1979 , according to a CBS News poll
Three Mile Island accident
Three Mile Island accident
Energy policy of the United States