NRC News Updates 3/20

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Orders Power Plant Vent Upgrades, But Falls ... Huffington Post WASHINGTON -- U.S. nuclear power plants must upgrade ventilation systems at 31 reactors with designs similar to those that melted down two years ago in Japan, under a Nuclear Regulatory Commission order that stops short of requiring filtered vents, ...http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/20/nuclear-regulatory-commission_n_2914662.html

NRC Votes for Upgrades to Some Reactor Vents New York Times WASHINGTON — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted 3 to 2 on Tuesday to require improvements to the emergency vents at 31 American reactors that share design similarities with the Japanese reactors that melted down two years ago. The agency ...https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/20/business/energy-environment/nrc-votes-for-upgrades-to-fukushima-like-reactor-vents.html NRC Delays Action on Vent Plan While to Study Options Businessweek - U.S. nuclear regulators delayed action on a recommendation that utilities install radiation filters at 31 U.S. reactors, a victory for the industry that estimated the proposal may cost as much as $20 million per unit. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission yesterday ...http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-03-19/nrc-delays-action-on-vent-plan-while-to-study-options

3 Illinois nuclear plants affected as NRC delays upgrades Chicago Tribune The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Tuesday voted to delay a decision to order operators of more than two dozen older nuclear plants to install filtered vents as part of the agency's post-Fukushima safety upgrades, according to an NRC memo posted ...http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-3-illinois-nuclear-plants-affected-as-nrc-delays-upgrade-requirements-20130319,0,6886078.story

San Onofre nuclear plant restart decision delayed: Nuclear Regulatory ... abc7.com (KABC) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced a delay in the decision whether to restart California's troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant Tuesday. The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station was shut down due to safety concerns arising ...http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/state&id=9033674

NRC Delays Action on Vent Plan While to Study Options Bloomberg U.S. nuclear regulators delayed action on a recommendation that utilities install radiation filters at 31 U.S. reactors, a victory for the industry that estimated the proposal may cost as much as $20 million per unit. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission ...http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-19/nrc-delays-action-on-vent-plan-while-to-study-options.html

Regulator Delays Nuclear-Plant Rule Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Tuesday delayed action on a proposed regulation that might have imposed hundreds of millions of dollars of costs on some of the country's older nuclear power plants. In a victory for the nuclear ...http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323415304578370793871922534.html

UPDATE 1-NRC delays decision on filters at nuclear plants Reuters UK NRC chairman endorses hardened vents after Fukushima visit. * Nuclear critic Markey said agency action too lenient. HOUSTON, March 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Tuesday delayed a decision to order operators of ...http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/03/19/utilities-nuclear-nrc-idUKL1N0CBF6G20130319

NRC opts for "two track" approach in post-Fukushima vent requirements Power Engineering Magazine Commissioners at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have directed the agency staff to follow a “two-track” approach for improvements at 31 reactors around the U.S. to systems for venting pressure during accidents. According to a statement from the NRC: ...http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2013/03/nrc-opts-for--two-track--approach-in-post-fukushima-vent-require.html NRC Votes for Upgrades to Some Reactor Vents New York Times - ‎ WASHINGTON — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted 3 to 2 on Tuesday to require improvements to the emergency vents at 31 American reactors that share design similarities with the Japanese reactors that melted down two years ago. The agency ...https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/20/business/energy-environment/nrc-votes-for-upgrades-to-fukushima-like-reactor-vents.html