Supervisor at Fort Calhoun fails fitness for duty test
A contract supervisor at the Fort Calhoun nuclear generating station owned by the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) failed a random fitness for duty test on Tuesday. The employee’s access to the plant…
Licensed reactor operator at Grand Gulf nuclear power plant confirmed positive for alcohol
A licensed reactor operator at the Grand Gulf nuclear power plant confirmed positive for alcohol during a for cause fitness for duty test. The employee’s access to the plant has been terminated. While…
Supervisor at Limerick Nuclear Power Plant tests positive for alcohol
A non-licensed supervisor at the Limerick nuclear power plant confirmed positive for alcohol during a random fitness-for-duty test. The employee has had access to the plant removed. Source: NRC Event Notifications
Alcohol discovered within Protected Area at Monticello Nuclear Power Plant
Workers at the Monticello nuclear power plant in Minnesota discovered a small bottle of alcohol within the Protected Area. The seal ring on the bottle was broken and it was approximately 2/3 full. …
NRC investigation unable to answer questions related to ANO accident
Investigators from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are still unable to explain why a crane accident at the Arkansas Nuclear One nuclear power plant which killed one twenty-four year old employee and injured eight…
Congressman: NRC needs to get serious on Palisades
Congressman Fred Upton is demanding accountability and a permanent fix to the leaking tank at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant on Lake Michigan, and says that he is “outraged” by the announced leak…
Palisades nuclear power plant shut down due to leaks
The Palisades nuclear power plant shut down on Sunday morning, just after 1 am, due to a leak from the Safety Injection Refueling Water Tank. Last year, the plant was shut down due…
Supervisor at Limerick nuclear power plant confirmed positive for alcohol
An employee supervisor at the Limerick nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania confirmed positive for alcohol during a random fitness-for-duty test. The employee’s access to the site has been restricted. Source: NRC Event Notifications…
NRC expanding social outreach efforts with new live chat next week
In 2009, President Obama issued a memorandum to executive agencies which outlined guidance for the use of social media to increase outreach efforts. In January 2011, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission launched its first…
Former NRC Chairman added to NNSA panel
Former Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Gregory Jaczko, has been appointed to an little-known panel with the National Nuclear Security Administration this week. The Congressional Advisory Panel was created by the 2013…
Safe energy organizations heed former NRC chairman’s call to revoke operating licenses of nuclear reactors
At the 2013 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference in Washington, DC on April 8th and 9th, former Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko called for the phase out of all 103 operating reactors…
Licensed operator at Millstone nuclear power plant fails fitness for duty test
Officials from the Millstone nuclear power plant updated the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that on Tuesday, April 16th, a licensed operator had failed a for-cause fitness for duty test and confirmed positive for alcohol. …
Former Chairman of Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Reactors Should Be Phased Out
Dr. Gordon Edwards, a well respected nuclear expert, explains the background of Chairman Jaczko’s decision: Gregory Jaczko, Chairman of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission until last year, has arrived at a very basic…
Licensed nuclear power plant worker at Saint Lucie arrested for possession of controlled substance
While off-duty, a licensed employee at the Saint Lucie Nuclear Power Plant was arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Source: NRC
Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant licensed supervisor fails fitness for duty test
During a random fitness for duty test at the Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant a licensed employee supervisor confirmed positive for alcohol. Source: NRC
Watchdog experts evicted from post-Fukushima conferences
This week Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility attorney John Geesman, seismologist consultant Dr. Douglas Hamilton, and outreach coordinator David Weisman traveled to a three day workshop in Oakland, which was a part of the…
Redacted version of Mitsubishi root cause analysis of San Onofre replacement steam generators released
This week, a redacted version of a root cause analysis performed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of the San Onfore Unit 2 and Unit 3 replacement steam generators was released publicly for the first…
NHK reporters visit Fukushima Daiichi plant
Reporters from NHK were allowed to walk near the Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1 reactor building for 10 minutes on Tuesday, which was practically destroyed by an explosion in the first hours of the…
A critique of the reasoning for any proposed San Onofre restart
Born on April 22nd, 1724, Immanuel Kant was one of the most famous philosophers during the “Age of Enlightenment” at the end of the 18th century. In the latter stages of his life…
Japan’s efforts to move past Fukushima Daiichi disaster draws criticism from experts and jeers from public
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been working bullishly to promote new economic and energy policies which are facing harsh scrutiny from the public and experts alike. The Japanese government has said that…
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