Tag Archives: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

NRC finds fault with Pilgrim Station’s winter storm shut down via The Manomet Current

Posted on 2015/05/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The extra inspections that Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station has been subjected to may not be ending any time soon. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission  has come out with its findings following the plant’s emergency shutdown during the January 27, 2015 blizzard. … Continue reading →

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Why Is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Undervaluing American Lives? via The Huffington Post

Posted on 2015/05/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

How much is your life worth? That’s a key, but controversial, question for the federal government. Although it might seem distasteful to put a monetary value on a life, when federal agencies consider adopting new health and safety rules — … Continue reading →

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Breast cancer and nuclear power – statistics reveal the link ‘they’ wanted to hide via The Ecologist

Posted on 2015/05/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The link between nuclear power and cancer is real, writes Chris Busby, and revealed in the UK’s cancer statistics – if only you look for it. Previous approaches have focused on rare cancers over large, poorly selected populations. But look … Continue reading →

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Ex-DOE worker charged with trying to steal, sell nuclear data via The Hill

Posted on 2015/05/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A former employee of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is facing up to 50 years in prison for allegedly attempting to use a spear-phishing campaign to harvest sensitive nuclear weapons information from government computers. Charles Harvey Eccleston, 62, planned to … Continue reading →

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Giant Gas Pipeline to Flank NY Nuclear Plant via Huffington Post

Posted on 2015/04/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A very large gas pipeline will soon skirt the Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC), an aging nuclear power plant that stands in the town of Cortlandt in Westchester County, New York, 30 miles north of Manhattan. The federal agencies that … Continue reading →

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Feds probe PG&E report on California nuclear plant safety via San Francisco Chronicle

Posted on 2015/03/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Federal investigators have launched a probe into whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission erred when it let Pacific Gas and Electric Co. change earthquake safety standards at the Diablo Canyon power plant without public hearings, The Chronicle has learned. The regulatory … Continue reading →

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NRC: DOE Does Not Meet Land Ownership, Water Rights Requirements for Yucca Mountain Site via Power

Posted on 2014/12/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

In the third part of a long-awaited safety evaluation report (SER) for the stalled Yucca Mountain permanent nuclear waste repository released today, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) says the Department of Energy (DOE) fails to meet necessary requirements relating to … Continue reading →

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NRC finds Palisades Nuclear Plant safety violation involving monitoring workers for radiation via Michigan Live

Posted on 2014/12/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

COVERT TOWNSHIP, MI — Federal regulators found a safety violation involving monitoring of workers for radiation exposure at the Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert Township early this year, according to a report. Workers at Palisades were performing equipment maintenance during a refueling … Continue reading →

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Your Life Is Worth $6 Million Less in a Nuclear Meltdown via Bloomberg

Posted on 2014/12/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Cost-Benefit Analysis The NRC’s lower value on American lives means that regulators have struggled to force nuclear operators to invest in safety infrastructure at plants under license. The U.S. is against a proposed European amendment to the Convention on … Continue reading →

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Callaway nuclear plant shuts down; no public risk via Columbia Daily Tribune

Posted on 2014/12/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

An Ameren Corp. nuclear plant in Central Missouri shut down Wednesday due to an electrical equipment failure, but the company and federal regulators say there is no risk to the public. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said an “unexpected main … Continue reading →

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