NRC News Update 3/5

NRC Chair Talks Nuclear Regulation | The Harvard Crimson Allison Macfarlane, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, presents " The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Fukushima Experience: Dynamic ... www.thecrimson.com/.../3/.../nuclear-energy-safety-regulation...

III-13-005: NRC Schedules Regulatory Conference to NRC SCHEDULES REGULATORY CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS APPARENT ... www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/.../13-005.iii.pdf

Federal Register | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Planned ... The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the availability of ``U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Plan for Monitoring Disposal Actions ... https://www.federalregister.gov/.../us-nuclear-regulatory-com... Vermont Yankee granted inspection exemption WCAX - Vermont Yankee is getting an exemption from certain inspection rules from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The Rutland Herald reports the NRC is granting permission to change the way inspectors test the reactor head for seal leaks during its upcoming ...http://www.wcax.com/story/21501324/vermont-yankee-granted-inspection-exemption Nuclear station fire improvements delayed until 2016 Anderson Independent Mail - ‎ ROCKVILLE, Md. — Duke Energy officials said Tuesday that fire safety upgrades at the Oconee Nuclear Station may not be complete until November 2016. Duke executives met with Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff Tuesday to explain why the upgrades, ...http://www.independentmail.com/news/2013/mar/05/nuclear-station-fire-improvements-delayed-until/