Tag Archives: NRC

America’s Nuclear Safety Under Scrutiny After Oyster Creek’s Sandy Alert via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2012/11/02 by

S nuclear regulators model risk from seismic activity or flooding based on past history. That’s leaving way too much to luck […] Watchdog groups like the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) warn that America’s nuclear facilities remain vulnerable to a … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Plants from Virginia to Vermont Could Be Impacted from Massive Hurricane Sandy via Democracy Now!

Posted on 2012/10/29 by kojimaaiko

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has acknowledged the massive Sandy storm could impact both coastal and inland nuclear power plants. At least 16 reactors are in the storm’s projected path, including North Anna and Surry in Virginia; Calvert Cliffs in Maryland; … Continue reading →

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Recipe for a Big Bang: Permit Issued to Frack 1 Mile From Nuclear Power Plant via AlterNet

Posted on 2012/10/28 by

On Oct. 3, Chesapeake Energy was issued a permit by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to drill for natural gas by fracking one mile from the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station in Shippingport, Pennsylvania. This is disturbing news … Continue reading →

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Cancer Risk Near San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant to be Studied by Federal Researchers via NBC Southern California

Posted on 2012/10/25 by

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will examine cancer rates and other issues at the plant as part of a larger study that will include health risks at seven nuclear power facilities across the nation, including the Dresden Nuclear Power Station … Continue reading →

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Calif. Quake Felt at Diablo Canyon Over Weekend, Reactors Remain Online via Nuclear Power Industry News

Posted on 2012/10/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Operators at the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant felt a 5.3 magnitude earthquake in central California over the weekend, but it did not trip the reactors or cause any damage at the plant. Nonetheless, the shaking prompted an unusual event notification … Continue reading →

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Permit given for fracking near nuclear plant via Herald Standard.com

Posted on 2012/10/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Chesapeake Energy has a permit to frack just one mile from the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station in Shippingport. Whether that is cause for alarm, experts can’t say. But one thing is for sure — in the midst of the … 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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Entergy & NRC Watchers needed at NRC meeting on Palisades’ CRDM through-wall leakage　via BeyondNuclear

Posted on 2012/09/27 by

Entergy Nuclear’s problem-plagued Palisades atomic reactor, located on the southeastern shoreline of Lake Michigan in Covert, MichiganThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has announced a public meeting, to be held on Monday, October 1st from 1-2 PM Central time (2-3 … Continue reading →

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Massive Cover-Up of Risks from Flooding to US Nuclear Facilities via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2012/09/19 by

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Engineers Charge Government Coverup: Reactor Meltdown “Absolute Certainty” If Dam Fails … 100s of Times More Likely than Tsunami that Hit Fukushima Reactors in Nebraska and elsewhere were flooded by swollen rivers and almost melted down. See … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission may study power plant health risks via The LA Times

Posted on 2012/08/24 by

The last time federal officials assessed cancer rates in the communities surrounding nuclear power plants, they concluded that radiation releases were insignificant and health risks, if any, were too small to measure. TheU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has been relying on … Continue reading →

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