NRC wants more information on Seabrook concrete tests WASHINGTON, D.C. — Seeking to understand the testing initiated by owners of NextEra Energy Seabrook nuclear power plant on its concrete problem, staff from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission spent three days auditing the regimen being conducted at the University of Texas. The purpose of the NRC’s October … Continue reading NRC wants more information on #Seabrook concrete tests
NRC says North Anna nuclear plant passes muster RICHMOND — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has set aside multiple concerns raised by an anti-nuclear power group about operations at Dominion Energy’s North Anna nuclear generating facility. In a petition filed four years ago after the meltdown of the Fukushima Dalichi facility in Japan and the 5.8-magnitude … Continue reading NRC says #North_Anna nuclear plant passes muster
Guns Stolen From Illinois Nuclear Power Plant Two guns were stolen from an Illinois nuclear power plant, NBC 5 Investigates has learned. The weapons were taken from the LaSalle County Generating Station in Marseilles, about 75 miles southwest of Chicago. Exelon officials say the theft has not impacted operations for the northern Illinois plant, which … Continue reading #Guns Stolen From Illinois Nuclear Power Plant #EXC #LaSalle_Nuclear_Plant
NRC steps up oversight of Susquehanna nuclear plant Federal regulators will increase oversight at Talen Energy Corp.’s Susquehanna nuclear power plant after a recent inspection that uncovered a problem with emergency preparedness. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said inspectors reviewing drill scenarios identified a concern on how personnel at the Susquehanna plant would determine the … Continue reading NRC steps up oversight of #Susquehanna nuclear plant
States look to act on nuclear power Lawmakers in statehouses are looking for ways to support nuclear power close to home. Efforts across the country could spark more action than has occurred lately on the federal level. Debates over the future of nuclear power in Illinois and New York are the most pressing of the … Continue reading States look to act on nuclear power
Department of Energy Taking Comment on Nuclear Fuel Shipment Plan The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites the public to read and comment on a draft supplement analysis it has prepared for a proposal to make two shipments of commercial nuclear fuel rods totaling 80 to 100 kilograms heavy metal (40 to 50 kilograms heavy … Continue reading Department of Energy Taking Comment on Nuclear Fuel Shipment Plan
Pro/Con: Indian Point Entergy and the Nuclear Energy Institute, the lobbying group for the nuclear power industry, released the report “Economic Impacts of the Indian Point Energy Center,” urging us to ignore public safety and the environment, and instead focus on its economic value. You don’t get to operate an unsafe or polluting machine, why … Continue reading Pro/Con: #Indian_Point
Nuclear Power Cos. Hit DOE With Waste Disposal Suit A group of utility companies operating a nuclear power station in Kansas sued the U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday, asking for the agency to fulfill its promise to remove spent radioactive fuel from their facility. Kansas Gas & Electric Co. and two other utilities that … Continue reading Nuclear Power Cos. Hit DOE With Waste Disposal Suit
Former Nuclear Commission Employee Indicted for Department of Energy Cyber Attack The FBI has announced that, in January 2015, Charles Harvey Eccleston was charged with an attempted spear phishing attack on the email accounts of Department of Energy employees (1). This follows a court appearance on May 8 where the District Court of Colombia ordered … Continue reading Former Nuclear Commission Employee Indicted for Department of Energy Cyber Attack
Senate panel gives boost to Texas firm’s bid to store nuclear waste WASHINGTON—The Texas company seeking to store the nation’s high-level spent nuclear fuel got a boost today, when a Senate subcommittee forwarded to the full appropriations committee a bill that would authorize the Department of Energy to contract with a private company to store … Continue reading Senate panel gives boost to Texas firm’s bid to store #nuclear_waste
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