NRC Doings in the News 7/25

Republicans Urge NRC Not to Overwhelm Industry With Rules Bloomberg “The NRC and the industry had a full workload of safety improvements under development before the Fukushima accident occurred,” Shimkus said in prepared remarks before Macfarlane's first congressional appearance since being sworn in on July 9. See all stories on this topic »

NRC holding public meeting over MOX plant Sacramento Bee COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Federal regulators are holding a public meeting to discuss a project to create mixed-oxide fuel at a former nuclear weapons site in South Carolina. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is having the open session on Tuesday at the ... See all stories on this topic »

NRC: Records at Peach Bottom falsified Yorkdispatch.com A federal investigation has determined two Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station security officials falsified records during inspections last year. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Office of Investigations completed an inquiry in April, concluding a ... See all stories on this topic »

Activists call NRC Ruling on San Onofre “Dangerous Coverup” OB Rag The announcement on July 19th by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) stating that Southern California Edison (SCE) – the owner of the San Onofre Nuclear Power station – had complied will all regulations is yet another dangerous case of regulators ...