Nuclear safety authorities of Korea, Japan, and China have agreed to take steps that will allow the nations to swiftly share information on nuclear power plant accidents and other issues involving nuclear safety. Japan’s Kyodo News reported on Tuesday that the agreement was reached during a meeting at Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry […]
From: LaVera, Ronald Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 7:03 AM To: Raione, Richard L) Cc: Roach, Edward Subject: Analysis support for Pacific-Alaskan water Rich I spoke with Ed Roach this morning about possible assistance should you all be asked to evaluate potential contamination of waters near Alaska resulting from Pacific current transport of material from the […]
NISA has initiated a study of the impact of aging degradation, accidents, and damage on the safety of nuclear stations. The board will focus on the degradation of critical equipment and piping, and reevaluate seismic performance. Another area of focus will be radiation leaks from nuclear fuel begins to melt, and look for indicators that […]
[Reference]Resumption of desalting by ion exchanging device at spent fuel pool of Unit4 at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Ion Exchange Facility (pictured on November 26, 2011)
From: To: Johnson, Michael Cc: Subject: RE: Regulatory Information Conference Date: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 8:47:11 PM Dear Mike, It was also of great pleasure for me to meet you at the RIC 2011. I think that the meeting with you and your staff was very fruitful in moving forward the cooperation between USNRC and […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Dominion Virginia Power‘s North Anna Power Station was back at full power on Monday. It’s been offline since the Aug. 23 earthquake that shook the East Coast. The two nuclear reactors at the plant, located about 50 miles northwest of Richmond, Va., and 11 miles from the quake’s epicenter, automatically shut down […]
Power Reactor Event Number: 47482 Facility: INDIAN POINT Region: 1 State: NY Unit: [2] [ ] [ ] RX Type: [2] W-4-LP,[3] W-4-LP NRC Notified By: MATT JOHNSON HQ OPS Officer: CHARLES TEAL Notification Date: 11/28/2011 Notification Time: 18:40 [ET] Event Date: 11/28/2011 Event Time: 16:50 [EST] Last Update Date: 11/28/2011 Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: […]
The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) is a nuclear power plant located on the Pacific coast of California. The 84-acre (34 ha) site is in the northwestern corner of San Diego County, south of San Clemente, and surrounded by the San Onofre State Park and next to the I-5 Highway. Jointly owned by SCE, San Diego Gas & Electric, and the city of Riverside, the station is […]