Tag Archives: NRC

President Trump’s radical attack on radiation safety via Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2025/10/27 by nfield

By Daniel Hirsch, Haakon Williams, Cameron Kuta | October 15, 2025 In May, President Donald Trump issued a series of executive orders that, in part, require the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to consider dramatically weakening its radiation protection standard. If federal radiation limits are gutted … Continue reading →

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Trump Administration Gutting Regulatory Agency, Recent Nuclear Incidents, Coverup: No Time to Open Illinois for More Nuclear Power, Nuclear Watchdog Group Asserts via Nuclear Energy Information Service Illinois

Posted on 2025/05/28 by nfield

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Use:  Thursday, May 28, 2025 Contact:  David Kraft,  (773)342-7650 (o); (630)506-2864 (c);  neis@neis.org Trump Administration Gutting Regulatory Agency, Recent Nuclear Incidents, Coverup: No Time to Open Illinois for More Nuclear Power, Nuclear Watchdog Group Asserts CHICAGO—At a time when the … Continue reading →

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US nuclear power plants contain dangerous counterfeit parts, report finds via The Verge

Posted on 2022/02/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The findings come as countries weigh turning to nuclear energy as an alternative to fossil fuels By Justine Calma At least some nuclear power plants in the US contain counterfeit parts that could pose significant risks, an investigation by the inspector … Continue reading →

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More Palisades nuclear plant security workers expressing worry　via WWMT.com

Posted on 2016/07/19 by

VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – Several security officers placed on leave at one of the country’s oldest nuclear reactors say they’re being treated as scapegoats by plant management. This comes after the Newschannel 3 I-Team first uncovered an … Continue reading →

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Vermont appeal of Nuclear Regulatory Commission rule shot down by court via The Berkshire Eagle

Posted on 2016/06/10 by

「。。。」The appeal was filed by the NRDC and attorneys general from New York, Massachusetts and Vermont, with amicus briefs filed by the California State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, the Sierra Club and one “Native American community.” It called … Continue reading →

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High radiation triggers alert at Browns Ferry via timesfreepress.com

Posted on 2016/04/08 by

The Tennessee Valley Authority activated the lowest of four emergency notifications Wednesday afternoon when high radiation levels were detected in a main steamline at the newest reactor at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant in Alabama. TVA detected the high … Continue reading →

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Fired Nuclear Power Plant Guards Win Case to Get Jobs Back via 5NBC Chicago

Posted on 2016/01/16 by

Security guards who said they were fired for raising concerns about the work environment at the nuclear generating station, Palisades Power Plant, on Lake Michigan can get their jobs back, according to the US Department of Labor. The Occupational Safety … Continue reading →

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Costs cited in possible closure of Pilgrim nuclear plant via Cape Cod Times

Posted on 2015/09/20 by

Entergy Corp. will announce some time this winter whether it will move forward with costly repairs and upgrades to the beleaguered Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station or simply decide the 43-year-old plant is no longer a moneymaker and close it down. … Continue reading →

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Four years later, NRC rejects Beyond Nuclear and 10,000+ co-petitioners’ call to close Fukushima-style reactors via Beyond Nuclear

Posted on 2015/01/25 by

After nearly four years of behind closed doors deliberations, on January 15, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued its “Final Director’s Decision” rejecting the April 13, 2011 emergency enforcement petition filed by Beyond Nuclear along with more than … Continue reading →

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Boxer: Nuclear regulators haven’t learned from Fukushima via The Hill

Posted on 2014/12/05 by

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) accused the body responsible for nuclear energy safety of ignoring recommendations that sprung from 2011’s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear meltdown. In the 10th hearing she has held on the disaster caused by an earthquake and tsunami, Boxer, … Continue reading →

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