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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

NRC in the news


NRC On Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant - Business Insider
By Kim Bhasin
If things get really bad, they can shut off the reactor.
Business Insider
Prison Planet.com » Nuclear Regulatory Commission Declares Alert ...
By admin
At around 8:30 p.m. tonight, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission declared an “Alert” action level for a nuclear power plant in Oyster Creek, New Jersey: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is continuing to monitor impacts from ...
Prison Planet.com
Nuclear Power Plants Shut Down After Declaring 'Alert'
By Lauren Tyler
The alert status at Oyster Creek marks the third time this year that emergency actions were triggered, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said. The plant had already been closed for scheduled refueling, but the unusually high ...
The Inquisitr
US nuclear plant declares "alert" after Sandy storm surge: NRC
Exelon Corp declared an "alert" at its New Jersey Oyster Creek nuclear power plant due to a record storm surge, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said on Monday, warning that a further rise in water levels could force operators to use ...
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Declares Alert at Oyster ... - Infowars
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is continuing to monitor impacts from Hurricane Sandy on nuclear power plants in the Northeastern United States, ...
www.infowars.com/nuclear-regulatory-commission-declares-al...
Constellation shuts Nine Mile One nuclear reactor: NRC - Yahoo ...
From Yahoo! News: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Constellation Nuclear Energy Group's 630-MW Nine Mile One nuclear power reactor in upstate New York shut on ...
news.yahoo.com/constellation-shuts-nine-mile-one-nuclear-rea...
NRC NEWS
NRC PREPARED FOR APPROACH OF HURRICANE SANDY, STATIONS. INSPECTORS AT NUCLEAR PLANTS EXPECTED TO BE MOST IMPACTED ...
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/.../12-040-i.pd...
NRC deploys inspectors to nuclear plants in Sandy's path ...
NRC is monitoring the storm from the Incident Response Center at its Region I Office in King of Prussia, Pa., and from the Operations Center at the agency's ...
www.elp.com/.../NRC_deploys_inspectors_to_nuclear_plants_...
NRC: Exelon nuclear plant on 'alert' after Sandy storm surge
Chicago Tribune
Exelon Corp. declared an "alert" at its New Jersey Oyster Creek nuclear power plant due to a record storm surge, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said, warning that a further water rise could force the country's oldest working plant to use emergency ...
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Sandy curtails nuclear plants, oldest under alert
WTAQ
Exelon Corp's 43-year-old Oyster Creek plant in New Jersey remains on "alert" status, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said early Tuesday. It is only the third time this year that the second-lowest of four emergency action levels was triggered.
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'Alert' Declared At New Jersey Nuclear Power Plant - Still In 'Safe' Condition
Business Insider
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is continuing to monitor impacts from Hurricane Sandy on nuclear power plants in the Northeastern United States, including an Alert declared at the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in New Jersey. The plant ...

Business Insider
U.S. Declares 'Alert' At Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant In N.J.
Forbes
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said that at “Alert” has been declared at the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Forked River, New Jersey, an event related to Hurricane Sandy. The NRC said that the plant, which is in a regularly scheduled ...
WSJ: Alert Declared at Exelon New Jersey Nuclear Plant -NRC
Fox Business
The Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in New Jersey declared an alert due to high water levels in its water intake structure, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Monday evening. The plant in Lacey, N.J. was already shut down for refueling prior ...
Constellation shuts Nine Mile One nuclear reactor: NRC
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Constellation Nuclear Energy Group's 630-MW Nine Mile One nuclear power reactor in upstate New York shut on Monday due to a problem putting power onto the grid, a spokesman at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said.
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New Jersey nuclear plant on alert
Politico
Conditions were still safe at and around Oyster Creek, a plant in Lacey Township, N.J., and at all other U.S. nuclear plants, said the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which oversees plant safety. No plants that had been up and running before the storm ...
New Jersey nuclear plant in storm warning
Financial Times
More video. The alert – the second-lowest of four levels classified by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission – signals “actual or potential substantial degradation in the level of safety of the plant”, but no dangerous release of radioactive material.

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