Tag Archives: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

7 engineers at U.S. agency go public with nuclear safety concern via Syracuse.com

Posted on 2016/03/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Seven electrical engineers who work for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission have taken the unusual step of petitioning the NRC as private citizens in hopes of compelling regulators to fix a “significant safety concern” that affects all … Continue reading →

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Bird poop on the lines causes nuclear power shutdown via CNN

Posted on 2016/03/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(CNN)An errant bird dropping appears to have caused the temporary shutdown of part of the Indian Point nuclear plant in upstate New York. A report by Entergy, the site operator, pointed the finger at a bird “streamer” — colorfully explained … Continue reading →

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Hearings set on impact from salinity levels in FPL nuke cooling canals via My Palm Beach Post

Posted on 2016/01/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A three-judge panel will decide if allowing FPL’s nuclear plant cooling canal water to exceed 100 degrees, potentially increasing salt levels in the canals and the aquifer, took the possible environmental impact into account. A series of orgnaizations, including the … Continue reading →

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Research: Major fault near reactors links to 2nd crack via SF Gate

Posted on 2015/11/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant and earthquake faults have been uneasy neighbors for decades. Even before the twin reactors produced a single watt of electricity, the plant had to be retrofitted after a submerged fault … Continue reading →

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Cuomo Administration Denies Critical Certification at Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant via EcoWatch

Posted on 2015/11/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Citing numerous environmental and public safety concerns, the New York Department of State (DOS) has filed an objection to Entergy’s request for a Coastal Consistency Determination for the Indian Point nuclear plant. This objection has the potential to block Entergy’s … Continue reading →

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Life span of U.S. reactors is an issue for the Clean Power Plan via E&E News

Posted on 2015/11/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Tt will update by year’s end proposed guidelines for assessing the safe life span for nuclear reactors — a central issue for the nuclear industry, the nation’s future electric power supply and the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan. The new … Continue reading →

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Seaweed shuts down reactor at Leningrad nuclear plant via Bellona

Posted on 2015/10/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

ST. PETERSBURG – Seaweed caused almost three days’ downtime at Unit 3 of Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant (LNPP), on the Gulf of Finland, near St. Petersburg, after a storm blew bay bottom sediments into the plant’s water intake structures, clogging … Continue reading →

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American Indians accuse NRC of ‘environmental racism’ via Las Vegas Review Journal

Posted on 2015/10/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The feds call it “environmental justice.” Western Shoshones say it’s really “environmental racism.” Whatever words apply, a challenge by American Indian tribes on that subject in the latest Nuclear Regulatory Commission report for disposing nuclear waste in Yucca Mountain could … Continue reading →

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Recent hearings were the last gasps of the Yucca Mountain road show via Las Vegas Sun

Posted on 2015/09/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The federal government’s long-winded campaign to mollify the nuclear power industry by adopting Yucca Mountain as the burial grounds for spent, highly radioactive fuel rods is running on fumes. And the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s hearings last week in Southern Nevada … Continue reading →

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NRC, Dominion settle dispute over safety pump at Conn. plant via Richmond Times-Dispatch

Posted on 2015/08/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Dominion Resources Inc., the parent company of Connecticut’s nuclear plant, and federal regulators have reached a settlement over the plant operator’s decision, without regulatory approval, to halt the use of a safety-related pump in the event of a severe accident. … Continue reading →

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