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NRC proposing $70K fine against TVA for violations

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:39:04 -0400

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing a $70,000 fine against the Tennessee Valley Authority for violations related to one of its East Tennessee nuclear plants.

Regulators raise concerns about Neb. nuke plant

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:09:37 -0400

OMAHA, Nebraska - Federal regulators say the utility that runs the Cooper nuclear power plant in southeast Nebraska needs to improve how workers respond to problems.

NRC: Pa. nuke building evacuated for CO2 release

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:08:12 -0400

SHIPPINGPORT, Pennsylvania - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says a western Pennsylvania power plant had to evacuate a turbine building for about 90 minutes due to excess carbon dioxide.

NRC still seeking why spot at NC nuke plant missed

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:01:27 -0400

HOLLY SPRINGS, North Carolina - An outside contractor hired to look for flaws in a Duke Energy nuclear reactor near Raleigh last year missed a quarter-inch spot of corrosion and cracking near the reactor core that forced a full shutdown last month after new eyes reviewing year-old data found the problem, federal regulators said Thursday.

Xcel addresses flood concerns at Monticello plant

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:56:34 -0400

MONTICELLO, Minnesota - Xcel Energy says it has addressed federal regulators' concerns about flood protection at its Monticello nuclear power plant.

NRC to outline findings at NC's Harris nuke plant

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 11:20:20 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - As Duke Energy Corp. restarts a nuclear power plant that shut down for more than three weeks, Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspectors are promising to share what they found when they inspected early signs of corrosion and cracking inside the reactor vessel's covering.

NRC head visits Ga. nuclear plant being built

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:45:44 -0400

WAYNESBORO, Georgia - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will continue its scrutiny of a nuclear power plant being built in Georgia, but it also has a good relationship with the utility leading the project, the agency head said Friday.

NRC: NY nuke plants can apply for banned weapons

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:14:32 -0400

WHITE PLAINS, New York - New York's new gun control law may have little effect at Indian Point and the state's other nuclear power plants.

Va nuke facility can ask feds to OK firearm use

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:43:04 -0400

LYNCHBURG, Virginia - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is allowing a Virginia nuclear facility to seek approval for its security forces to possess and use firearms despite any local, state or federal restrictions.

Exelon seeks license renewals for Byron, Braidwood

Wed, 29 May 2013 18:43:07 -0400

CHICAGO - Exelon Generation said Wednesday that it has applied to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for 20-year license extensions at its Byron and Braidwood generating stations, which would allow the plants to operate into the middle of the century.

Sen. Lashes out at management at ailing nuke plant

Tue, 28 May 2013 20:40:44 -0400

LOS ANGELES - U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer said Tuesday that she has lost confidence in the California utility that operates the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant, as she called for a federal probe into an equipment swap that eventually led to a radiation leak.

States to NRC: Better nuclear waste rules needed

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:43:13 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - Attorneys general in Vermont, New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut announced Thursday they are petitioning the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a more thorough environmental review of storage of highly radioactive nuclear waste at plant sites.

NRC discussing safety assessment of SC nuke plant

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:05:49 -0400

HARTSVILLE, South Carolina - Federal nuclear regulators are visiting Hartsville to discuss safety at a power plant.