Update on NRC doings 7/26

TVA, NRC meet over white finding News Courier Officials with the Tennessee Valley Authority did not dispute a preliminary safety finding at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant during a Wednesday meeting with representatives from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Atlanta. The NRC issued the ...
US House member asks NRC about Duke Energy's crippled Florida nuke Upstart (blog) The fate of Progress Energy Florida's Crystal River nuclear plant and whether it can be repaired at a reasonable price popped up as an issue this week in the first congressional testimony of new Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair Allison McFarlane.
Incidents Caused by Degraded Capacitors Prompt NRC Notice to Nuclear Plants Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Portal (blog) While not mentioned in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission notice, the NRC disclosed on July 9 that a capacitor is believed to have caused a brief fire within an annunciator panel in the control room of the Browns Ferry 3 reactor in January. The notice is ...
New fuel for TVA plants? Utility Products "TVA is willing to consider using mixed oxide fuel if it meets three criteria: It is operationally and environmentally safe, economically beneficial to TVA customers, and licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission," Golden said. He said the timetable is 2018.
Limerick nuclear evacuation study needs to consider population growth The Mercury “What are the roles and responsibilities of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and state and local entities in evacuation planning for U.S. nuclear power plants?” -- “How do NRC and FEMA perform their ...
Yankee inspection finds two wery low safety discrepancies Brattleboro Reformer photo from www.nrc.gov. Thursday July 26, 2012 BRATTLEBORO -- During its most recent quarterly inspection of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission found two discrepancies of "very low safety significance. According to ... See all stories on this topic »
TEXT-S&P cuts Duke Energy Corp rating Reuters Should the company opt to repair the plant, it runs the risk that upon completion of the repairs similar structural problems could re-surface, while any repairs that change the original licensing basis of the unit could require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's ...
Browns Ferry could burn controversial fuel in 2018 News Courier Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Dave McIntyre said TVA must apply for license amendments at the Sequoyah and Browns Ferry plants to use the MOX fuel, but those applications have not yet been made. McIntyre said the review process would ...	NRC holding public meeting over MOX plant CanadianBusiness.com - ‎Jul 24, 2012‎ By AP | July 24, 2012 COLUMBIA, SC (AP) — 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 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission is having the open ... Plutonium Fuel (MOX) Draft Environmental Document being Issued by Department ... The Aiken Leader (blog) - ‎4 hours ago‎ By Thomas Clements | Jul 26, 2012 Photo by: Department of Energy Weapons-grade plutonium "button" produced at the Savannah River Site prior to being fashioned into a nuclear weapon core. Plutonium fuel (MOX) made from this high-quality weapons ... Browns Ferry raises concerns, frustrations Power Engineering Magazine - ‎6 hours ago‎ TVA officials told nuclear regulators Wednesday that they continue to try to get things right at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant in North Alabama. "We are not here to contest the violation," Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Vice President Keith Polson told the ...