NRC issues confirmatory action letter to Seabrook Nuclear Plant to address concrete degredation
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has issued a Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) to NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC, confirming regulatory commitments made by the company to address concrete degradation at the Seabrook nuclear power…
FPL estimate of costs to increase capacity of nuclear reactors jumps to double initial projections
The cost of increasing the capacity at Florida Power & Light Co.’s four nuclear reactors has risen to $3 billion, a $600 million jump since the company’s estimate last year and double the…
US nuclear submarine in Phillipines may lead to worsening relationships with China
Filipino citizens and analysts say one of the “stealthiest, most technologically advanced” nuclear-powered submarines in the world, a US Navy attack submarine near the Philippines violates a Philippines’ law banning nuclear weapons and…
Investigation underway to establish cause of fire at Hinkley Point B
BBC Reports An investigation is underway to establish the cause of a fire which caused multiple firefighters to be dispatched to the Hinkley Point B nuclear power station in Somerset. Residents in Bridgwater had reported hearing…
Yokota Air Base received equivalent of chest x-ray to thyroid in 72 hours after onset of Fukushima Disaster
Daily Inhalation Dose at Yokota Air Base (upper bound) 12.5 mrem (125 uSv) in three days March 20, 21, 22 The first weekend after the Tsunami, every adult in Tokyo got a 12.5…
2011 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Salaries exposed after government worker database went public this week
A new database that went public Tuesday morning obtained through a Freedom of Information Act placed with the Office of Personnel Management by a WUSA9/Gannett sister publication, The Asbury Park Press, allows you to enter a…
Nrc to Increase Oversight of St. Lucie Reactor 1 after exceeding threshold for Unplanned Scrams
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is increasing its oversight of Unit 1 at the St. Lucie nuclear power plant as a result of the number and type of unplanned shutdowns the plant has…
North Anna emergency diesel generator violation leads to increased NRC oversight
Located 40 miles northwest of Richmond, the North Anna nuclear plant faces increased oversight from the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission due to a violation of low to moderate safety significance linked to the…
San Onofre steam generator replacement records show MHI inspections dating back to May 2006
The Southern California Edison Company (SCE) filed an application (Application Number A.04-02-026) with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on February 27, 2004 for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Steam Generator…
Dresden SRO arrested for aggravated vehicular hijacking in “thrill seeking” affair
The Daily Herald reports Michael Buhrman, a senior reactor operator at Dresden Nuclear Power Plant in Morris, was charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking, after admitting he “thrill seeking” when he put on a mask…
NRC Deputy Director in hot water over management of nuclear safety inspections
On April 10, 2012, the NRC issued a Red Significance Determination Process finding and a Notice of Violations for three violations to Omaha Public Power District as a result of inspections at the…
DOE to award $1.3 Million to develop high temperature reactor and new radiation detection laboratory
The Department of Energy says it’s awarding $1.3 million to the University of Pittsburgh to help train the next generation of nuclear scientists. The DOE says in a release Tuesday that the graduate fellowships and…
May 7, 2012 – STATEMENT FROM CHAIRMAN GREGORY JACZKO ON SAN ONOFRE RESTART
May 7th, 2012 – STATEMENT FROM CHAIRMAN GREGORY JACZKO ON SAN ONOFRE RESTART Related Articles on Page 2…
NRC moving Region 1 office to new offices in King of Prussia
Effective Monday, May 14, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I staff will be housed in new offices at 100 Renaissance Blvd., Suite 100, King of Prussia, Pa. 19406-2713. The office’s main telephone…
Progress Energy files for more recovery charges after nuclear project estimate soars and is further delayed
Progress Energy, the electric utility in Pinellas County and much of North and Central Florida, has filed its nuclear cost recovery charges with the state Public Service Commission to assist in continuing work…
Atomic Safety and Licensing board to hear oral arguments related to Davis-Besse cracks
The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) will hear oral arguments May 18 on a request to consider cracks in the Davis-Besse nuclear plant’s shield building “an aging-related feature” that would preclude renewing…
Quad Cities Trips Due to Energizing a Switchyard Ground
Although this event was initially reported in Event Report 47799 on April 2, 2012, this subsequent report provides further details and some related safety issues. To date it is unknown why Event Report…
Fort Calhoun Supervisor tests positive for drugs during random test
Power Reactor Event Number: 47870 Facility: FORT CALHOUN Region: 4 State: NE Unit: [1] [ ] [ ] RX Type: (1) CE NRC Notified By: ROBERT KROS HQ OPS Officer: HOWIE CROUCH Notification Date: 04/27/2012 Notification…
Supervisor tested positive for drugs during random test
Power Reactor Event Number: 47869 Facility: TURKEY POINT Region: 2 State: FL Unit: [3] [4] [ ] RX Type: [3] W-3-LP,[4] W-3-LP NRC Notified By: ADRIAN GONZALEZ HQ OPS Officer: VINCE KLCO Notification Date: 04/27/2012…
Kewaunee redundant safety equipment rendered inoperable due to through wall leak
Event Number: 47871 Kewaunee BOTH TRAINS OF RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL DECLARED INOPERABLE “At 1742 EDT on 04/27/2012, while in Mode 5, both trains of RHR (Residual Heat Removal) were declared inoperable due to…
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May 17, 2012
Dee — Perfectly written, Linda!
Last year, Europe invested more in SOLAR Energy than any other energy source, and Renewable Energy has created...
May 17, 2012
Thanks, Enformable — Great reporting!
Remember how complicit the U.S. media was in downplaying the radiation from Japan?
I've never seen so many synonyms of...
May 17, 2012
Russell Lowes — Hi Linda,
Your article is appreciated. I want to point out that nuclear is not a good way in which...
May 17, 2012
misitu — What worries me more is the gabions in the picture. Gabions are chicken wire baskets of stones often used in...
May 16, 2012
CaptD — This ought to wake up some folks in Somerset!
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THE NPP's RISK GAME:
~ Tornado strike?
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~ Human error?
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