US nuclear fuel supplier files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
The United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC), the executive agent in the Megatons to Megawatts program – the highly enriched uranium purchase agreement between the United States and Russia, filed for bankruptcy, as its…
Licensed reactor operator at Salem nuclear power plant tests positive for cocaine
On Tuesday, March 4th, around 13:30, a licensed reactor operator at the Salem nuclear power plant failed a random fitness for duty test and confirmed positive for cocaine. The licensee restricted the employee’s…
Licensed supervisor at Point Beach nuclear power plant fails fitness for duty test
On Wednesday, a licensed employee supervisor failed a for-cause fitness for duty test and confirmed positive for alcohol. The licensee terminated the employee’s access to the nuclear power plant. Fitness for duty tests…
Employee supervisor at Fort Calhoun confirmed positive for marijuana
On February 14th, a employee supervisor at the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant in Nebraska tested positive for marijuana during a random fitness for duty test. The licensee terminated the employee’s access to…
NRA begins seismic survey of TEPCO’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant
Inspectors from Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority began in inspection of the seismic faults on Monday morning at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant which is owned and operated by the Tokyo Electric Power Company. …
Steam generator replacement project underway at Davis-Besse
Workers at the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant near Toledo, Ohio have begun a $600 million steam generator replacement project. Steam generator replacement projects are among the most expensive upgrades that a Pressurized Water…
Worker found dead at Cooper nuclear power plant
Around 7:38 AM on Tuesday, operators in the control room of the Cooper nuclear power plant were informed that a contract radiological technician was found deceased on the refueling floor of the reactor…
Tritium discovered in groundwater at Perry Nuclear Power Plant
Just after 1:00 pm on Monday, workers identified a leak on a feedwater venturi meter, which measures the feedwater flow rate to the steam generator and pressure vessel, which was leaking into the…
Watts Bar supervisor fails fitness for duty test
A contract supervisor at the Watts Bar nuclear power plant in Tennessee failed a random fitness for duty test after confirming positive for alcohol. The licensee suspended the employee’s access to the facility….
Licensed supervisor at Zion nuclear power plant fails for-cause fitness for duty test
A licensed supervisor, who works at the Zion nuclear power plant in Illinois, confirmed positive for alcohol after a for-cause fitness for duty test on January 15th. The licensee terminated the supervisor’s access…
Former supervisor at Indian Point fighting incarceration in federal court
In July of 2013, we shared a story about Daniel Wilson, a former supervisor at the Indian Point nuclear power plant, who was arrested for deliberately falsifying critical safety records and lying to…
Licensed reactor operator at Limerick nuclear power plant fails fitness for duty test
A licensed reactor operator confirmed positive for alcohol after a random fitness for duty test. The licensee restricted the employee’s access to the plant. Source: NRC Event Notifications
Third licensed reactor operator at Grand Gulf tests positive for illegal drugs this year
A licensed reactor operator at the Grand Gulf nuclear power plant in Mississippi failed a random fitness for duty test after testing positive for illegal drugs. At this time the employee has been…
Alcohol found in protected area of Watts Bar nuclear power plant
On Wednesday afternoon around 13:35 EST, an employee found a whiskey bottle in the protected area of the Watts Bar nuclear power plant. The seal on the bottle appeared undisturbed at time of…
Employee supervisor at Nine Mile Point fails fitness for duty test
An employee supervisor at the Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant confirmed positive for alcohol during a for-cause fitness for duty test. The licensee terminated the employee’s unescorted access. Fitness for duty tests…
Fitness for Duty program under investigation at Indian Point nuclear power plant
On November 21st, 2013, NRC inspectors were performing an Access Authorization Fitness for Duty Baseline Inspection. A portion of the Baseline Inspection program works to verify the accuracy and completeness of performance indicators…
Supervisor at Harris nuclear power plant fails fitness for duty test
A supervisor at the Harris nuclear power plant in North Carolina confirmed positive during a for-cause fitness for duty test. The licensee terminated the employee’s access to the facility. Fitness for duty tests…
Failure of Fitness for Duty program identified at VC Summer nuclear site
An investigation of the Fitness for Duty program launched this week at the VC Summer nuclear power plant in South Carolina found a serious violation at the Unit 2 and Unit 3 construction…
NRC finds eight operators at Susquehanna fail to meet minimum medical qualifications
In June of this year, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission notified Pennsylvania Power and Light of violations at the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, which they own and operate. The violations were in relation to…
NRC hands out orders in wake of capture of fugitive reactor operators
On Monday, October 28th, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a confirmatory order to Exelon Generation Company, who manages the Dresden nuclear power plant in Illinois, in response to their investigation of the Michael…
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