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Thursday, August 2, 2012

NRC Doings in the News Updates 8/2

NRC team to discuss possible role in Va. mining
Businessweek
A team of Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials will join a state panel studying a range of issues relating to uranium mining and milling at a meeting Thursday night in Chatham. The Pittsylvania County town is the epicenter of a debate over whether ...
NRC finds only 2 safety issues in Limerick plant re-licensing
The Times Herald
LIMERICK — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has identified only two safety issues that must be addressed at the Limerick nuclear plant before the process for renewing plant operating licenses for another 20 years can move forward. CONTRIBUTE ...
NRC: Power cut, plant shut down
Asbury Park Press
The report by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission stated the nuclear power plant “automatically shut down (at 3:29 a.m. July 23) following a loss of off-site power caused by an electrical fault on a transmission line.'' The loss of off-site power was ...
NRC approves draft uranium recovery license for Powertech
Energy Business Review
Powertech Uranium, through its subsidiary has received a draft uranium recovery license from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to develop the Dewey-Burdock Project in South Dakota, US. The draft license was approved following a detailed ...
NRC Completes Reintegration of Security Into Reactor Oversight Process ...
Utility Products
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has reintegrated security inspection results into the agency's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) assessment program, effective July 1. The reintegration will be reflected in the August quarterly update to the ROP's Action ...
Capabilities top priority for nuclear commission members
The Daily Yomiuri
The appointment of members of a planned nuclear regulatory commission, which will be in charge of safety regulations for the nation's nuclear power plants, is at a critical stage. Regarding Diet approval of the appointments, the ruling and opposition parties ...
Powertech Receives Draft Uranium Recovery License From NRC
Utility Products
POWERTECH URANIUM CORP. (TSX:PWE)(FRANKFURT:P8A) ("Powertech" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, through its subsidiary Powertech (USA), the Company has received its draft uranium recovery license for the Dewey-Burdock ...
Millstone Looking To Vastly Increase Its Nuclear Waste Capacity
Patch.com
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is okay with the plan, NRC Spokesman Neil Sheehan said. Sheehan said both dry cask storage and spent fuel pools are considered equally effective ways to store nuclear waste. The pad will increase Millstone's ...
 

NRC Webcast Meeting on Post Fukushima Actions | Riverkeeper
By SBell
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will be holding a public meeting about lessons learned from the Fukushima Dai-ichi accident, which will be available to be.
Riverkeeper
Inspectors examine environmental, safety issues at Bay City nuclear ...
On Wednesday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission conducted its open house to discuss the results of an inspection for the South Texas Project's license renewal application for Units 1 and 2. The results discussed were the evaluation of the ...
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