NRC news upate 4/12

NRC sees no major risk in San Onofre restart Utility Products The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has made a preliminary finding of "no significant hazards" associated with the proposed restart of one of two shuttered reactors at the San Onofre nuclear plant. The preliminary finding, announced Wednesday, was ...http://www.utilityproducts.com/news/2013/04/12/nrc-sees-no-major-risk-in-san-onofre-restart.html
Proliferation, safety concerns at nuclear policy meet The Hindu Meanwhile, controversy also spilled over into another corner of the Carnegie Endowment-sponsored conference, when Gregory Jaczko, former chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, warned that “All 104 nuclear power reactors now in ...http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/proliferation-safety-concerns-at-nuclear-policy-meet/article4611096.ece The Hindu
NRC Proposes FY 2014 Budget to Congress; Detailed Budget Justification ... Power Engineering Magazine The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has requested $1.055 billion in its Fiscal Year 2014 budget proposal to Congress to regulate nuclear power plants and users of nuclear materials. The largely flat budget represents an increase of $16.9 million over FY ...http://www.power-eng.com/news/2013/04/12/nrc-proposes-fy-2014-budget-to-congress-detailed-budget-justification-report-available.html
Watts Bar nuclear plant on schedule for Dec. 2015 opening, $4-4.5 billion cost Washington Post Earlier this year, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission cited TVA for purchasing parts not documented as nuclear-grade quality for Watts Bar. On Thursday, Skaggs said about 70 percent of those parts have been tested and found to be satisfactory. He ...http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/watts-bar-nuclear-plant-on-schedule-for-dec-2015-opening-4-45-billion-cost/2013/04/11/6ca5c5e4-a2cb-11e2-bd52-614156372695_story.html
Kewaunee nuclear plant shutdown focus of NRC meeting Herald Times Reporter KEWAUNEE — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct a meeting to discuss and accept public comments on the Kewaunee Power Station post-shutdown decommissioning activities at 7 p.m. April 24 at the Kewaunee City Council Chambers, ...http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/watts-bar-nuclear-plant-on-schedule-for-dec-2015-opening-4-45-billion-cost/2013/04/11/6ca5c5e4-a2cb-11e2-bd52-614156372695_story.html
NRC to discuss Peach Bottom annual review York Dispatch The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will host a public open house in Delta next week to discuss the federal agency's annual review of Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station's safety performance. From 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Peach Bottom Inn, 6085 Delta ...http://www.yorkdispatch.com/ci_23008943/nrc-discuss-peach-bottom-annual-review
Expert: Nuclear plants not fire safe WOOD-TV David Lochbaum has worked in the nuclear industry and for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and is trying to put pressure on the regulators to enforce a safety standard that has been on the books since 1980. Lochbaum with The Union of Concerned ...http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/sw_mich/expert-nuclear-plants-dont-meet-fire-standards
Florida House pitches plan to phase out pre-charging for nuclear plants The News-Press Progress anticipates receiving a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by the end of 2014 for two proposed reactors in Levy County. The plant, to be located seven miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico, eight miles north of the company's Crystal ...http://www.news-press.com/viewart/20130411/NEWS0120/130411017/Florida-House-pitches-plan-phase-out-pre-charging-nuclear-plants	NRC Sends Augmented Inspection Team to Arkansas Nuclear One NRC SENDS AUGMENTED INSPECTION TEAM TO ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ... Arkansas Nuclear One to review the circumstances surrounding an industrial ... www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/.../13-011.iv.pdf NRC: Millstone Took Longer Than 'The Norm' to Correct 2011 ... The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in September Millstone fully corrected a February 2011 error - and a similar November 2011 error - and will go. thelymes.patch.com/.../nrc-millstone-took-longer-than-the-nor... NRC Official Says 2012 A Safe Year At Millstone - Courant.com The Millstone Power Station operated safely in 2012, protecting the public and the environment from possible risks associated with the two working nuclear ... www.courant.com/.../hc-nrc-millstone-2012-20130410,0,160...