UCS's Third Annual Review Finds NRC Still Inconsistent in Maintaining Nuclear Plant Safety...

UCS's Third Annual Review Finds NRC Still Inconsistent in Maintaining Nuclear ... Union of Concerned Scientists WASHINGTON (March 7, 2013)—Many of the significant safety lapses at U.S. nuclear power plants in 2012 happened because plant owners—and often the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)—either tolerated known problems or failed to address them ...http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/ucs-third-annual-nuclear-0364.html Safety Breaches Seen Plaguing US Reactors in Report Businessweek - ‎ Almost one-in-six U.S. nuclear reactors experienced safety breaches last year due in part to poor oversight by federal regulators, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists. Incidents including a cooling water leak and unusual wear on steam generator ...http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-03-07/safety-breaches-seen-plaguing-u-dot-s-dot-reactors-in-report NRC conducted 14 special nuclear inspections in 2012: report Reuters UK - Thu Mar 7, 2013 5:05pm GMT. (Reuters) - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conducted 14 special inspections at nuclear power plants in 2012 to investigate safety-related events, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) said in a report on ...http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/03/07/us-usa-reactors-inspections-idUKBRE9260XZ20130307 Entergy, River Bend nuclear plant 'behind the curve' in standard practices: safety ... NOLA.com -  "How can a company get so behind the curve in terms of what 'state of the art' is?" -- Dave Lochbaum, safety expert at Union of Concerned Scientists. Standard practices at Entergy's River Bend Nuclear Station near Baton Rouge will remind "behind the curve" ...http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/03/entergy_river_bend_nuclear_pla.html Indian Point nuclear power plant gets good 2012 grades from NRC Kingston Daily Freeman - ‎ BUCHANAN, N.Y. - Nuclear Regulatory Commission performance inspections at the Indian Point nuclear power plants in 2012 determined that overall, the plants “operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone ...http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2013/03/07/news/doc51389e54262b7018772052.txt