Tag Archives: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

NRC report: Duke researchers mishandled radioactive material via wbvtv.com

Posted on 2017/03/04 by nfield

  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) – A report from a federal agency says Duke University researchers mishandled radioactive material during an experiment last month. The Duke Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/2lEivtr) that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said a sample of Uranium-235 was … Continue reading →

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When 10,000 square miles of contamination is an acceptable risk: The NRC’s faulty concept via The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2017/01/30 by nfield

By Victor Gilinsky In making safety decisions, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission uses accident probability calculations that are much more optimistic than anything that nuclear manufacturers like General Electric and Westinghouse actually believe. The result is weak public protection. A good … Continue reading →

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U.S. lists 17 nuclear reactors with parts from forge under probe via Reuters

Posted on 2017/01/14 by nfield

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Tuesday unveiled a letter showing that 17 of the country’s nuclear reactors have parts from Areva SA’s Le Creusot forge in France, which is under investigation for allegedly falsifying documents on the quality … Continue reading →

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Oyster Creek nuclear plant taken offline via Asbury Park Press

Posted on 2016/12/14 by nfield

  LACEY – Oyster Creek Generating Station, the nation’s oldest functioning nuclear power plant, was taken offline Tuesday in order for operators to make repairs to its turbine control system. The system monitors turbine conditions, speed, temperature and pressure, according to officials … Continue reading →

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US Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s ‘enforcement’ is as fierce as the comfy chair　via The Ecologist

Posted on 2016/08/02 by norma field

By Linda Pentz Gunter The NRC routinely fails to enforce its own safety codes at nuclear power plants, writes Linda Pentz Gunter – putting all of us at risk from accidents. It’s the US’s most extreme example of regulatory capture, … Continue reading →

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Fukushima in New York? This Nuclear Plant Has Regulators Nervous via National Geographic

Posted on 2016/07/29 by norma field

By Andrew Lapin That’s what many activists and former nuclear regulators fear for the Indian Point Energy Center, a nuclear power plant that has operated in Westchester County for more than four decades. The plant provides a good chunk of … Continue reading →

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Nuclear ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ Is a Real Threat to New York, but the Feds Don’t Seem to Care via Alternet

Posted on 2016/06/17 by norma field

By Cliff Weathers / AlterNet June 13, 2016 Photo Credit: credit: Leah Rae. A little more than a year ago, a transformer fire and oil spill reminded the world that Indian Point, an aging nuclear power plant, sits only about … Continue reading →

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NRC lets Entergy get away with murder at Palisades atomic reactor via Beyond Nuclear

Posted on 2016/05/22 by norma field

Beyond Nuclear’s Radioactive Waste Watchdog, Kevin Kamps, has issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) years-late and meaningless Confirmatory Order, dated May 16, 2016, regarding Entergy employees’ “willful violation” of safety regulations at the … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Should Have Served as Wake-Up Call for US Nuclear Regulatory Commission via EcoWatch (Reader Supported News)

Posted on 2016/03/15 by norma field

[…] The NRC set up a task force to analyze what happened at Fukushima and assess how to make U.S. reactors safer. In July 2011, the task force offered a dozen recommendations to help safeguard U.S. nuclear plants in the … Continue reading →

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U.S. NRC engineers urge fix for nuclear power stations　via Reuters

Posted on 2016/03/03 by norma field

By Timothy Gardner A group of engineers within the U.S. nuclear power regulator is concerned that a design flaw in nearly all U.S. nuclear plants could endanger emergency core cooling systems. The group has urged the regulator to order power … Continue reading →

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