NRC Doings in the News 10/3

International Isotopes' NM facility receives NRC approval Bizjournals.com International Isotopes Inc. (OTCBB: INIS) said Wednesday it has received a license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build a depleted uranium deconversion and fluorine extraction processing facility. The license, which has a 40-year term ...

US Nuclear Companies Push for Easier Exports Energy and Capital This year, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued its first nuclear reactor construction licenses in over 30 years, even as domestic demand is crashing thanks to booming natural gas production. Meanwhile, the rest of the world is charging ahead with ...

Federal nuclear regulators approve license for proposed NM uranium ... The Republic Officials with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission signed the construction and operating license for International Isotopes Inc. during a ceremony Tuesday. The NRC determined in August that there were no environmental effects that would preclude ...

UniStar files petition for review of decision So Md News UniStar Nuclear Energy LLC filed a petition Monday with the five-member, presidentially appointed commission that oversees the Nuclear Regulatory Commission asking for a review of the decision the three-judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board issued ...

Nuclear disaster drill staged at Indian Point and nearby counties The Journal News | LoHud.com Federal and state agencies involved in any emergency response, such as the Federal Emergency Management Association and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, also took part. John Ventosa, Entergy Nuclear site vice president, said the event is a means ...

Spent nuclear fuel: A danger or resource? Times of India The American verdict delivered on June 8 struck down rules framed by the nuclear regulatory commission, extending the storage period for SNF at the plants from 30 years to 60 years beyond the expiry of their licenses. Allowing petitions filed by four ...

SNMMI Issues Updated Guideline for Therapy of Thyroid Disease with I-131 DOTmed.com Licensure to possess I-131 and regulations regarding the release of patients treated with radioiodine, while governed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Physicians engaged in therapy with I-131 must be ...

A Call for San Diego Residents to Keep San Onofre Shut Down OB Rag Of Edison's plan to restart Unit 2, which it is expected to submit to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission soon, Hirsch said, “That would be a big mistake. Unit 2 is seriously ill. It has the same underlying sickness that Unit 3 has. So this is very ... OB Rag

Duke Energy customers face $1 billion-plus tab whether nuclear plant is fixed ... Tampabay.com Some have nicknamed Crystal River the "Humpty Dumpty" plant. If Duke makes too many changes to the building, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission could require the utility to file an amendment to its operating license. That would require public hearings. International Isotopes' NM facility receives NRC approval Bizjournals.com - A long-planned uranium deconversion facility in southern New Mexico has received federal approval. Pictured is congressman Steven Pearce, R-N.M., who said the company's $125 million facility is expected to create 300 construction jobs and 130 to 150 ... NRC Licenses Uranium Deconversion Facility in NM Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Portal (blog) - ‎ Federal Regulators have given the green light to a company that plans to extract fluorine using the first commercial-scale uranium deconversion plant of its kind in the country. In a release Tuesday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced it had ... NRC Meeting Next Tuesday in Dana Point San Clemente Times - ‎ By Jim Shilander The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will host a public hearing Tuesday, October 9, at the St. Regis Monarch Beach in Dana Point to discuss safety at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, and the NRC's regulation of SONGS. San Clemente Green on the NRC's Public Hearing San Clemente Times - ‎ By Gary Headrick, San Clemente Green. On October 9 at 5:30 p.m. the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will hold a meeting in Dana Point at the St. Regis Hotel to listen to public concerns about restarting Edison's nuclear power plant. To put it in easily ... CRYSTAL RIVER REPAIR COULD EXCEED $3B Power Engineering Magazine - ‎ Sponsored by FLSmidth. 10/02/2012. Fixing the botched repairs at the Crystal River nuclear plant north of Tampa Bay could cost nearly $3.5 billion and take eight years, in a worst-case scenario. So says an independent review of repair options by Charlotte, ... Repair of crippled Progress Energy nuke plant could top $3.4B Bizjournals.com (blog) - ‎Oct 2, 2012‎ A report commissioned by Progress Energy Florida says it will cost $1.49 billion to $3.43 billion to repair the utility's crippled Crystal River nuclear plant in Florida, according to the Triangle Business Journal. That's higher than the $1.3 billion estimate Progress ... Fate of Florida nuclear power plant uncertain Power Engineering Magazine - ‎22 hours ago‎ Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), released a statement Oct. 1 in regards to a report from Zapata Inc. the utility provided to the Florida Public Service Commission. Zapata provided an independent review of the potential repair ...