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  1. Gov. Peter Shumlin comments on the anniversary of the Vermont Yankee power plant Wednesday, March 21, 2012 in Berlin, Vt. Vermont Yankee's initial 40-year license expires Wednesday. It has won approval from the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to operate an additional 20 years. The...
  2. In this undated photo provided by Vermont Yankee, workers build the power plant's nuclear core in Vernon, Vt. Vermont Yankee's initial 40-year license expires Wednesday, March 21, 2012. It has won approval from the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to operate an additional 20 years.
  3. SAN CLEMENTE, CA - MARCH 15: Ocean waves come ashore near the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station along San Onofre State Beach on March 15, 2012 south of San Clemente, California. Three steam generator tubes in Unit 3 of the nuclear reaction facility failed pressure stress tests by...
  4. WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 15: Gregory Jaczko, Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, participates in a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, on March 15, 2012 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear...
  5. ROCKVILLE, MD - MARCH 13: Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Gregory Jaczko delivers remarks at the Regulatory Information Conference on March 13, 2012 in Rockville, Maryland. Chairman Jaczko spoke about the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear accident in Japan and lessons...
  6. ROCKVILLE, MD - MARCH 13: Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Gregory Jaczko listens to his introduction before he delivers remarks at the Regulatory Information Conference on March 13, 2012 in Rockville, Maryland. Chairman Jaczko spoke about the Fukushima Dai-ichi...
  7. ROCKVILLE, MD - MARCH 13: The plaque for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seen at the Regulatory Information Conference on March 13, 2012 in Rockville, Maryland. Chairman Jaczko spoke about the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear accident in Japan and lessons learned.
  8. US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) chairman George Jaczko speaks to the press at the US Embassy in Tokyo on December 20, 2011. Jaczko visited stricken TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant and exchanged views with Japanese officials.
  9. WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 15: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko waits for the beginning of a joint hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and Clean Air and Nuclear Safety December 15, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. In October the...

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  1. San Diego Local News 1 logo
    New scrutiny for San Onofre nuke plant, as restart looms
    San Diego Local News 1 8 hours ago

    The twin reactors, located along the coast between San Diego and Los Angeles, have been shut down for more than... Full Article at San Diego Local News 1

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    Nuclear Safety Debate Between Industry, Regulators Focuses On Radiation Filters
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    Nuclear safety advocates, however, argue that the industry is simply jockeying to avoid added costs as the... Full Article at The Huffington Post

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    "This was a unique type of device they were using at Kodak," he said. Though unbeknownst to the good people of... Full Article at Green Mountain Daily

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    Regulators cancel meeting on Ohio nuclear plant
    Columbus NBC 4 10 hours ago

    But the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says opponents of the plant asked to reschedule the hearing so that they... Full Article at Columbus NBC 4

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    AP IMPACT: Evacs and drills pared near nuke plants
    Belleville News-Democrat 18 hours ago

    Still, some emergency officials say this new exercise doesn't go far enough. And some view as downright bizarre the... Full Article at Belleville News-Democrat

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    Regulator fires back at lawmaker
    Omaha.com 19 hours ago

    Pruett, a regional supervisor of inspectors with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said Tuesday he was stunned to... Full Article at Omaha.com

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    Senator Boxer requests documents on changes made at San Onofre nuclear plant
    Southern California Public Radio 1 day ago

    Senator Barbara Boxer has written federal regulators about the problems. Boxer has requested the Nuclear Regulatory... Full Article at Southern California Public Radio

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    Parents sentenced to jail after children miss 299 days of school
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  1. H.R. 5218--112th Congress: To suspend temporarily the duty on complete digital process control systems designed for use with steam turbine generator sets for use in AP 1000 nuclear powerplants certified by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission..
    SOURCE: GovTrack 2 weeks ago
  2. Edison must determine the cause or causes of premature wear in both reactor units before either can be started, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has said, although an extended heat wave could bring power shortages during summer if the plant remains offline.
    SOURCE: Capitol Basement 3 weeks ago
  3. There's been a little bit of talk recently about my treatment of women ... I want to begin by saying that any of these accusations that I specifically target women are categorically untrue. I have nothing but the utmost respect for the men and women that work at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
    SOURCE: Christian Science Monitor 3 weeks ago
  4. Our point to Southern California Edison and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is, if there are assessments being done on the steam generator tube problems – which are serious – if they are going to be trusted by the public, all of those assessments have to be completed and assessed before there is discu...
    SOURCE: Southern California Public Radio 3 weeks ago
  5. The NRC [Nuclear Regulatory Commission] should look closely at the implications of sea level rise
    SOURCE: Climate Science Watch 3 weeks ago
  6. We're working to get a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to ensure this option remains open for the future
    SOURCE: TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times 3 weeks ago
  7. On Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell took to the floor and lambasted the White House for not yet renominating a woman, Kristine Svinicki, to serve on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, whom they say was unfairly ‘bullied’ by speaking out against a Democratic chairman of the panel …
    SOURCE: The Politico 3 weeks ago
  8. The number of substantiated safety allegations at San Onofre in 2011 was more than six times the national average, a significant drop from its peak in 2010 when it was 15 times the average. But even with the decline, San Onofre was — for the third consecutive year — the national leader in safety allegat...
    SOURCE: Capitol Basement 4 weeks ago
  9. Robatel is pleased to put our 60 years of experience designing and fabricating Type B radioactive material storage and transport casks to work for WCS by constructing these new containers. Our casks are engineered and fabricated to meet or exceed the design, testing, use and maintenance regulations of t...
    SOURCE: PR Newswire 4 weeks ago
  10. It’s really about ‘let’s look at the safety issues,’ ... That’s where we are aligned with the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) and we’re all looking at the safety protocols and understanding the cause.
    SOURCE: Southern California Public Radio 1 month ago
  11. The Yucca Mountain program will be scaled back to those costs necessary to answer inquiries from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, while the Administration devises a new strategy toward nuclear waste disposal
    SOURCE: Las Vegas Review-Journal | LVRJ.com 1 month ago
  12. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's recent approval of licenses to build new reactors in Georgia and South Carolina, coupled with recent polling by Gallup and others showing public confidence in the safe operations of our plants, demonstrates that nuclear energy has an important role to play as a depend...
    SOURCE: PR Newswire 1 month ago
  13. Something has gone seriously wrong at the nuclear plant and the way in which Edison conducted itself ... If the Nuclear Regulatory Commission wants any credibility in this town, they need to know they can't sweep shoddy equipment and radiation leaks under the rug.
    SOURCE: Governing 1 month ago
  14. With Edison's aging reactors at San Onofre failing critical safety tests, and a special Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspections team flying in to investigate, the public has a right to know exactly what the company is doing to assess and address glaring safety problems at its reactors
    SOURCE: YubaNet 1 month ago
  15. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's first response to us was that we don't take seismic issues into consideration in re-licensing
    SOURCE: The Huffington Post 2 months ago
  16. Isn’t this the president whose Nuclear Regulatory Commission just approved permits?
    SOURCE: National Journal 2 months ago
  17. The initial response of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to the Fukushima tragedy was commendable
    SOURCE: Christian Science Monitor 2 months ago
  18. Since last March, we have taken the learnings from Fukushima, critically assessed our operations and taken immediate actions ... We have additional safety measures planned for Exelon and the entire U.S. nuclear industry in the months ahead with additional guidance being issued by the U.S. Nuclear Regula...
    SOURCE: PR Newswire 2 months ago
  19. I guess I'm looking for reassurances that they (the Nuclear Regulatory Commission) are holding this company accountable
    SOURCE: MLive.com 2 months ago