Tag Archives: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Watchdog experts evicted from post-Fukushima conferences via Enformable Nuclear News

Posted on 2013/03/23 by norma field

This week Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility attorney John Geesman, seismologist consultant Dr. Douglas Hamilton, and outreach coordinator David Weisman traveled to a three day workshop in Oakland, which was a part of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission mandated post-Fukushima workshop. All … Continue reading →

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Head of U.S. Nuclear Watchdog Emphasizes Preparing for Unknown via The New York Times

Posted on 2013/03/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Appealing for a shift in emphasis on nuclear safety, the new head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission warned a gathering of more than 3,000 industry executives, experts and government regulators on Tuesday against relying too heavily on their ability to … Continue reading →

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3 Illinois nuclear plants affected as NRC delays upgrades via The Chicago Tribune

Posted on 2013/03/21 by norma field

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has delayed a decision to order operators of more than two dozen older nuclear plants to install filtered vents as part of the agency’s post-Fukushima safety review, according to an NRC memo posted on its … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Regulator Majority Vote Disregards Agency Staff Safety Recommendation on Unreliable Mark I and II Containment. Decision requires hardened vent without filter　via Beyond Nuclear

Posted on 2013/03/20 by norma field

Takoma Park, MD — The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has voted to disregard a recommendation from its own Japan Lessons Learned Task Force and professional staff that nuclear reactor operators should be ordered to install high-capacity radiation filters … Continue reading →

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Feds: California nuclear plant didn’t mislead regulators via The Christian Science Monitor

Posted on 2012/07/19 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

In their report, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) found that Southern California Edison had not mislead regulators about issues at their troubled San Onofre power plant, located between San Diego and Los Angeles, California. Federal regulators Thursday concluded that the … Continue reading →

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New details about problems at San Onofre nuclear power plant via LA Times

Posted on 2012/07/14 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Data released by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and a leaked analysis by Southern California Edison provide some new insights into the situation at the San Onofre nuclear plant. The plant has been shuttered since Jan. 31, when a small … Continue reading →

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Fukushima and the Nuclear Pushers via Counterpunch

Posted on 2012/07/13 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

The conclusion of a report of a Japanese parliamentary panel issued last week that the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster was rooted in government-industry “collusion” and thus was “man-made” is mirrored throughout the world. The “regulatory capture” cited by … Continue reading →

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The Nuclear Industry and Venting, Round 2 via The New York Times

Posted on 2012/07/03 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

The debate over making post-Fukushima Daichi improvements to American reactors is getting down into the details, and one focus is pressure relief vents. The idea behind venting a nuclear plant is that if a reactor overheats, chemical reactions will produce … Continue reading →

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Yucca Mountain critic among nominees confirmed to nuclear panel via Los Angeles Times

Posted on 2012/06/30 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

WASHINGTON– Sidestepping a new debate over the nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, the Senate confirmed two of President Obama’s nominees to the beleaguered Nuclear Regulatory Commission – including a critic of the proposed waste dump in Nevada who will … Continue reading →

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NRC Chief Is Faulted By Probe via The Wall Street Journal

Posted on 2012/06/26 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

WASHINGTON—An investigation has found that Gregory Jaczko, the outgoing chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, behaved in a way that was “not supportive of an open and collaborative work environment” and gave testimony to Congress last year that contradicted … Continue reading →

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