Tag Archives: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Low tides, high winds spur nuclear plant to reduce power via The Seattle Times

Posted on 2018/01/07 by nfield

LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — The nation’s oldest operating nuclear plant has reduced its power after unusually low tides and high winds impacted the water levels in its intake canal. Oyster Creek declared an unusual event around 5:25 a.m. Saturday. … Continue reading →

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Federal nuclear watchdog says licensing advanced power plants will get ‘expensive’ via Washington Examiner

Posted on 2017/12/14 by nfield

[…] The new designs the agency is working on certifying, and ultimately licensing, represent the future of the industry amid growing concerns about the premature retirement of the existing nuclear fleet’s reactors and the need for smaller, lower cost nuclear … Continue reading →

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FLORIDA NUKE PLANT DID NOT MEET FED SAFETY GUIDELINES AS IRMA ROARED　via Newsweek

Posted on 2017/09/12 by nfield

“It’s just absolute hubris and a huge risk to the population.” The most likely problem for a nuclear power plant in a hurricane, added Henry Sokolski, executive director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, “is a loss of power to … Continue reading →

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t Florida nuclear plants could take a direct hit from Hurricane Irma. Plant owners say they are ready via the Washington Post

Posted on 2017/09/08 by nfield

Florida’s two nuclear plants are in line for a possible direct hit from Hurricane Irma, but they are braced and ready, the plants’ owners said Friday. […] Silagy said that the reactors would be shut down when Irma draws closer and … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Reactors in Harvey’s Path via Institute for Public Accuracy

Posted on 2017/08/29 by nfield

Two nuclear reactors at the South Texas Project near Bay City, Texas should be shut down immediately in order to protect public safety in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, three watchdog groups warned today. With additional rainfall and increased flooding … Continue reading →

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US won’t fine company for spilling radioactive sludge outside Utah waste disposal facility via 2KUTV.com

Posted on 2017/07/09 by nfield

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The agency that regulates the U.S. nuclear industry will not fine a Canadian uranium mining company for twice spilling low-level radioactive sludge outside a Utah waste disposal facility, giving the company credit for efforts to prevent … Continue reading →

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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE – PNO-III-2017-001 via the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Posted on 2017/07/07 by nfield

[…] SUBJECT: RELEASE OF CIRCULATING WATER CONTAINING TRITIUM USING AN UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE PATH DESCRIPTION: On June 12, 2017, Braidwood reported to the NRC in Event Notification (EN) 52802, “Offsite Notification for Discharge of Circulating Water,” that they had notified the … Continue reading →

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U.S. Nuclear Regulators Greatly Underestimate Potential for Nuclear Disaster　via The Union of Concerned Scientists

Posted on 2017/05/27 by nfield

Nuclear Spent Fuel Fire Could Force Millions of People to Relocate WASHINGTON (May 26, 2017)—The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) relied on faulty analysis to justify its refusal to adopt a critical measure for protecting Americans from the occurrence of … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Activists Raise Concerns Over Vermont Yankee Quick Fix via The Valley Advocate

Posted on 2017/04/25 by nfield

Over the last few months, a proposal to sell the now-closed Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant to a company called NorthStar has gotten some attention. Vermont Yankee shut down in 2014 and is in Vernon, a town at the southeastern corner … Continue reading →

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Warren, Markey critical of NRC exemption for Pilgrim plant via The Daily News of Newburyport

Posted on 2017/04/18 by nfield

BOSTON – Federal regulators on Monday ruled in a decision blasted by the state’s two U.S. senators that the owners of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station will not have to re-evaluate the risks of earthquakes and floods to the Plymouth nuclear plant or … Continue reading →

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