Tag Archives: Duke Energy

Work begins soon on dismantling Duke Energy’s Crystal River nuclear plant via Tampa Bay Times

Posted on 2020/11/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The utility’s contractor began the decommissioning process this fall, which will ramp up in 2021. By Malena Carollo CRYSTAL RIVER — Decommissioning of Duke Energy Florida’s nuclear plant is finally underway. Accelerated Decommissioning Partners — Duke Energy’s decommissioning contractor — began … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Power Plant Still Threatened by Florence Rainfall via National Geographic

Posted on 2018/09/15 by nfield

[…] Already, North Carolina Emergency Management has reported more than 600,000 are without power, and six nuclear power plants owned by Duke Energy are bracing for impact. At a press conference attended by CNN, a representative from FEMA said the power … Continue reading →

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Trigaux: After long love affair with nuclear power, Duke Energy hints romance is ending via Tampa Bay Times

Posted on 2015/10/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Hard to believe, but the country’s biggest power company — the same one that once swore on a stack of fuel rods that nuclear power would always be a big part of how it generates electricity — is finally having … Continue reading →

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NRC increases oversight at Oconee nuclear plant after crack, leak via WYFF4.com

Posted on 2014/08/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

OCONEE COUNTY, S.C. —The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is increasing its oversight of the Oconee nuclear power station after citing the plant for a violation related to the plant’s failure to identify and correct a crack in a weld on … Continue reading →

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Nuclear whistle-blower fears reprisal via Greenville online

Posted on 2013/09/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

NRC says it encourages open debate, will make Oconee case in judicial system The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is facing legal challenges — from outside and within — over how it has handled public information detailing regulators’ concerns about the … Continue reading →

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Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant no longer on alert via abc news

Posted on 2013/08/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

WAKE COUNTY (WTVD) — The Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant is no longer under alert following an equipment malfunction early Thursday morning that caused the plant to lose power around 3 a.m. to “non-safety related electrical distribution equipment.” Officials at … Continue reading →

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Federal regulators say overwork, noise led to Harris nuclear plant mistake via The News & Observer

Posted on 2013/07/14 by norma field

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Thursday that long work hours in cramped, noisy conditions likely contributed to an oversight that shut down the Harris nuclear plant in Wake County two months ago. After a year-old problem came to light at … Continue reading →

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Duke Energy announces closing of Crystal River nuclear power plant via Tampa Bay Times

Posted on 2013/02/05 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

CRYSTAL RIVER — Duke Energy announced early Tuesday it will permanently close the Crystal River nuclear plant that has been shut down since late 2009. The company said it is reviewing alternatives, including building a new natural gas plant, to … Continue reading →

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Leaked Report Suggests Long-Known Flood Threat To Nuclear Plants, Safety Advocates Say via Huffington Post

Posted on 2012/10/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

An un-redacted version of a recently released Nuclear Regulatory Commission report highlights the threat that flooding poses to nuclear power plants located near large dams — and suggests that the NRC has misled the public for years about the severity … Continue reading →

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Broken Crystal River nuclear plant is Duke Energy’s problem now via Tampa Bay Times

Posted on 2012/07/07 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

It was a marriage proposal made in utility heaven: Progress Energy and Duke Energy joining to form the nation’s biggest power company. Then came the suspicions. Did Duke know everything it needed to about its partner-to-be? Was Progress holding back … Continue reading →

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