NRC Doings in the News 8/30

Southern Expects First Nuclear Milestone After NRC Review Businessweek Southern Co. (SO) expects to pour the first “nuclear concrete” for its $14 billion atomic construction project in October, a milestone it can reach only if federal regulators condense into two months a license amendment review that normally takes about ...

NRC denies license for 3rd reactor in Maryland Businessweek ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission can't issue a license to a French company to build a new nuclear power plant in Maryland as long as the company is completely foreign owned, a panel of judges ruled Thursday. The 29-page ...

Nuclear plant returning to full power Detroit Free Press It has received more attention since February, when the Nuclear Regulatory Commission labeled it one of the nation's four worst-performing nuclear plants. The increased scrutiny followed performance and equipment failures. One lapse was an electrical ...

Calvert Cliffs-3 Reactor License Denied; NRC Licensing Board Rules In Favor Of ... U.S. Politics Today TAKOMA PARK, Md., Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A three judge Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) today denied a license for the proposed Calvert Cliffs-3 nuclear reactor on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.

Post-Fukushima requirements for US nuclear power plants finalized Power Engineering Magazine The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on August 31 issued Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) to U.S. nuclear power plants to ensure proper implementation of three orders the agency issued in March, in response to lessons learned from the March 2011 ... See all stories on this topic »

Unraveling the Nuclear Renaissance New York Times (blog) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission might well have approved the site over these objections, but the company said the economics were not favorable. On Thursday, a panel of administrative law judges ruled that Electricite de France could not proceed with ...

Sempra Energy Releases Latest Corporate Responsibility Report Equities.com ... political, legislative and regulatory conditions and developments; actions by the California Public Utilities Commission, California State Legislature, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, U.S. Department of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ... NRC says French company can't build Md. reactor - WTOC-TV ... A panel of judges says the Nuclear Regulatory Commission can't issue a license to a French company to build a new nuclear power plant in Maryland as long ... www.wtoc.com/.../nrc-says-french-company-cant-build-md-re... [7509-01-P] NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2010 ... ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2010-0143 when contacting the ... Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, ... www.ofr.gov/.../OFRUpload/OFRData/2012-21486_PI.pdf NRC says French company can't build Md. reactor | wishtv.com ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A panel of judges says the Nuclear Regulatory Commission can't issue a license to a French company to build a new nuclear power ... www.wishtv.com/.../NRC-says-French-company-cant-build-M...