Tag Archives: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

With climate change, aging nuclear plants need closer scrutiny. Turkey Point shows why via Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2020/09/14 by nfield

By Caroline Reiser, September 14, 2020 Last December, two nuclear reactors at Florida’s Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station, located 25 miles south of Miami, became the first reactors in the world to receive regulatory approval to remain operational for up to 80 … Continue reading →

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#478 – San Onofre Beachfront Nuke Waste Dump: Edison Sneaks Deadly Rule Change thru Coastal Commission – Public Watchdogs’ Charles Langley & Nina Babiarz via Nuclear Hotseat

Posted on 2020/08/21 by nfield

San Onofre Beachfront Nuclear Waste Dump – and owner Southern California Edison’s manipulations to abandon the Holtec thin-walled “tin can” canistersto High Tide on the beach.  Can you spot the problems?  HINT:  There are even more!  Listen Here: Audio Player00:0000:00Use … Continue reading →

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Critics Alarmed by US Nuclear Agency’s Bid to Relax Rules on Radioactive Waste via Guardian UK (Reader Supported News)

Posted on 2020/05/08 by nfield

Nuclear Regulatory Commission keen to allow material to be disposed of by ‘land burial’ – with potentially damaging effects he federal agency providing oversight of the commercial nuclear sector is attempting to push through a rule change critics say could … Continue reading →

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New rules for nuclear plant workers: 12-hour days for two weeks straight via Crain’s Chicago Business

Posted on 2020/04/20 by nfield

Exelon Corp., operator of the biggest U.S. nuclear fleet, says the move allows for “healthy workers to remain on site for more hours, reducing the need to bring in outside travelers and vendors.” […] The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is already … Continue reading →

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US allowing longer shifts at nuclear plants in pandemic via Pantagraph

Posted on 2020/04/05 by nfield

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. nuclear plants will be allowed to keep workers on longer shifts to deal with staffing problems in the coronavirus pandemic, raising worries among watchdogs and some families living near reactors that employee exhaustion will increase the … Continue reading →

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The US government insurance scheme for nuclear power plant accidents no longer makes sense via Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2020/02/27 by nfield

By Victor Gilinsky, February 26, 2020 The Japan Center for Economic Research, a source sympathetic to nuclear power, recently put the long-term costs of the 2011 Fukushima accident as about $750 billion. Contrast that with the maximum of $13 billion that … Continue reading →

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Georgia Power, executive say no regulations violated in Vogtle case via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Posted on 2019/11/23 by nfield

The former top executive over Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle construction engaged in “deliberate misconduct” when he ousted a contract employee in part for raising safety concerns, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Mark Rauckhorst, executive vice president for the Vogtle … Continue reading →

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Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station to Shrink Emergency Planning Zone　via Government Technology

Posted on 2019/11/06 by nfield

(TNS) — Despite opposition from the region’s legislators and even the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has voted to allow the owners of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station to shrink the plant’s emergency planning zone from the current … Continue reading →

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HBO’s Chernobyl Sparks Questions About US Nuclear Power Safety via Union of Concerned Scientists

Posted on 2019/08/28 by nfield

AUGUST 27, 2019 Physicist Ed Lyman discusses new safety threats to US nuclear reactors and why risks here are different than in Russia. […] Colleen: Given the publicity of this mini-series I was really surprised to see here just in the news in … Continue reading →

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NRC eyes reducing inspections of nuclear reactors via The Hill

Posted on 2019/07/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BY JOHN BOWDEN – 07/17/19 07:14 AM EDT Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) officials have reportedly recommended the agency cut back on inspections of U.S. reactors as a cost-cutting measure. The Associated Press reported Wednesday that NRC officials said that the move would maintain adequate safety … Continue reading →

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