NRC Doings in the News 8/27

Aging nuclear plant troubles regulators but not neighbors The Detroit News Yet, plenty of people don't share that faith, and most of the distrust is aimed at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The federal agency has been chided by many environmental groups for its 2007 decision to issue Palisades — then a 36-year-old plant ...
Conn. Nuclear Plant Unit Reopens With Cooler Water ABC News The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued an emergency license amendment to Millstone, a subsidiary of Richmond, Va.-based Dominion Resources Inc., shortly before it shut down, allowing it to use an average temperature of several readings.
Santa Monica Votes To Suppport Nuclear Station Investigation Santa Monica Mirror Also requested was a formal hearing by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission “to conduct a licensing amendment process that is transparent and includes public hearings.” Originally built in 1968, SONGS, which is operated by Southern California Edison ...
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Has An Incomplete Emergency Operating ... CounterCurrents.org Between 2003 and 2008 (AERB Silver jubilee year) “nine meetings have been held between AERB and US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) with the meeting venues alternating between India and USA . Some important topics discussed during these ... CounterCurrents.org
Nuclear Refueling Up 5% This Fall Energy and Capital The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has not yet signed off on repairs, and SCE is actually planning on reducing staff at the plant later this year. Meanwhile, the Omaha Public Power District stated that the Fort Calhoun reactor will continue to be ...
Indian Point shutdown could trigger blackouts: study New York Post Indian Point's plants each has a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. One license expires late next year; the other in 2015. Entergy wants both licenses renewed for 20 years. Even if the NRC renews the licenses, Cuomo could shut the plants ... New York Post
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Exits Both Unusual Events Triggered by ... The Herald | HeraldOnline.com ... this year, and there is no safety risk for the public or SONGS employees. Both declarations followed the protocols set by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission which also included notification of state and community partners. All notifications have ...
Report some more on the tritium leak Syracuse.com (blog) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission reminds us there is no safe exposure to radioactive elements; all exposures are cumulative. Nine Mile should be closed until the source of the leak can be found and fixed. They won't be able to identify and stop the ...		The Non-Regulating Nuclear Regulatory Commission - AllGov ... If the United States endures a nuclear power plant disaster, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) may have to be renamed the Nuclear Complicity ... www.allgov.com/.../the-non-regulating-nuclear-regulatory-co...