Tag Archives: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

A Nuclear Plant That Leaked 400,000 Gallons of Radioactive Water Will Be Shut Down After Second Incident via NBC News

Posted on 2023/03/25 by nfield

Erik Ortiz/NBC News The owner of one of Minnesota’s two nuclear power plants said it will temporarily power down the facility Friday to repair a recurring leak of radioactive water discovered this week, occurring as state regulators had been monitoring … Continue reading →

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A Nuclear Power Plant Leaked Contaminated Water in Minnesota. Here’s What We Know via NPR

Posted on 2023/03/20 by nfield

Minnesota officials are monitoring the cleanup of a 400,000 gallon leak of contaminated water from a nuclear power plant in the city of Monticello run by the energy giant Xcel Energy. Officials said there is no danger from the leak. … Continue reading →

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‘Ticking Atomic Bomb’: 50+ Uranium Mills Still Dumping Cancer-Causing Toxic Waste Into U.S. Rivers via the Defender (ProPublica)

Posted on 2022/12/13 by nfield

U.S. taxpayers bankrolled more than 50 uranium mills in the lead-up to the Cold War, but despite promises, the government has failed to address the widespread water pollution from the mills, according to a ProPublica investigation. By Mark Olalde, Mollie … Continue reading →

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Holtec Commits to Not Discharging Contaminated Water into Cape Cod Bay via CapeCod.com

Posted on 2022/05/12 by nfield

PLYMOUTH – Senator Ed Markey (D – MA) recently led a subcommittee field hearing in Plymouth where the CEO of Holtec International, the owner of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, said the company would not dump one million gallons of radioactive … Continue reading →

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Take uranium contamination off our land, Navajos urge federal nuclear officials via New Mexico In Depth

Posted on 2022/04/27 by nfield

The gale-force winds that swept across New Mexico on Friday, driving fires and evacuations, gave Diné residents in a small western New Mexico community an opportunity to demonstrate first hand the danger they live with every day. Nuclear Regulatory Commission … Continue reading →

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Worker Lockout Is New Worry at Nuclear Plant via The Provincetown Independent

Posted on 2022/04/15 by nfield

NRC says radioactive releases from Pilgrim have always been at safe levels BY CHRISTINE LEGERE MAR 30, 2022 PLYMOUTH — There is more to worry about than the possible discharge of a million gallons of radioactive water from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power … Continue reading →

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Counterfeit parts found in U.S. nuclear plants -inspector general via Reuters

Posted on 2022/02/11 by nfield

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Counterfeit parts have been discovered in U.S. nuclear plants, potentially increasing the risk of a safety failure, the inspector general of the federal nuclear industry regulator said in a report released on Thursday. … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit looks to force nuclear regulator to turn over records from San Onofre ‘near-miss’ incident via San Diego Union-Tribune

Posted on 2022/01/25 by nfield

August 2018 “near-miss” saw a 50-ton canister of nuclear waste left suspended for 45 minutes. BY ROB NIKOLEWSKI […] At issue are 13 pages of records concerning what happened on Aug. 3, 2018, at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, known … Continue reading →

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Opinion: California Tsunami Alert Was Wake-Up Call on San Onofre Flood Risk via Times of San Diego

Posted on 2022/01/21 by nfield

By Paul Blanch The tsunami advisory that woke up the West Coast Jan. 15 should serve as a wake-up call on flooding dangers at the nuclear waste storage facility in San Onofre.  The facility is 100 feet from the beach. During high tides, … Continue reading →

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Senators Markey And Warren Ask NRC To Speed Up Review Of Seabrook Concrete via CBS Boston

Posted on 2021/12/30 by nfield
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