Nuclear Regulatory Commission News
Nuclear Commission fines VA over botched prostate cancer radiation therapies (Scientific American)
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:08:14 GMT
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is being fined for botching 97 of 116 procedures to treat prostate cancer among men seeking care at the agency's medical center in Philadelphia. Although the punishment, which adds up to a mere $227,500, might not sound like more than a slap on the wrist, it is coming from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and is one of the largest the ...
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Nuclear group spent $460,000 lobbying in 4Q (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:19:03 GMT
The Nuclear Energy Institute spent $460,000 lobbying in the fourth quarter, focusing on legislation that promotes nuclear power as a way to reduce global warming, promote energy independence and make the transition to a more clean energy economy.
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Davis-Besse scrutinized (The Toledo Blade)
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:15:28 GMT
By TOM HENRY BLADE STAFF WRITER OAK HARBOR, Ohio - Federal regulators want to know what, if any, lessons from Davis-Besse's latest relapse can be applied to the nation's 103 other nuclear plants, according to one of the key members of the special inspection team dispatched to the site by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Jay Collins, a senior materials engineer at the NRC's headquarters in ...
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Report says cylinders pose no threat to employees, public (Johnson City Press)
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:21:58 GMT
ERWIN — Nuclear Fuel Services inspectors and independent experts have determined that UF6 cylinders stored at the Erwin facility pose little threat to employees, the public and environment, according to a report NFS submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Thursday.
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Markey releases report detailing 'radioactive roulette' played by NRC (The Lincoln Journal)
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:02:59 GMT
Rep. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Chairman of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, today released a staff report entitled “Radioactive Roulette: How the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Cancer Patient Radiation Rules Gamble with Public Health and Safety.”
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SONGS, NRC Public Meeting in Dana Point (Dana Point Times)
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:54:28 GMT
Vol. 3, Issue 12, March 19-25, 2010 By Andrea Swayne Dana Point Times The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will hold a public meeting in Dana Point on March 24 to discuss the agency’s assessment of safety performance for last year at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. An “open house” will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. to provide an opportunity for people to meet informally with NRC ...
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Feds send special team to inspect Davis-Besse (The Toledo Blade)
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:16:41 GMT
By TOM HENRY BLADE STAFF WRITER OAK HARBOR, Ohio - With more questions arising out of the latest situation at Davis-Besse, federal regulators announced late yesterday they have dispatched a special inspection team to the Ottawa County nuclear plant. Viktoria Mitlyng, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman, said three inspectors with highly specialized skills will join the plant's two ...
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Feds to discuss Alabama nuclear plant's safety (WSFA 12 Montgomery)
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:24:47 GMT
Associated Press - March 19, 2010 3:14 PM ET DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) - Federal regulators have scheduled a meeting to discuss 2009 safety performance at the Farley Nuclear Plant in southeast...
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Exposure at nuclear plant may have topped federal limits (Dose)
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:05:46 GMT
At least one worker contaminated with radioactivity during an accidental release at the Bruce Power nuclear power station last November may have been exposed to amounts that exceed federally accepted regulations, according to a report submitted to Canada's nuclear industry watchdog.
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Berke, Cobb Sponsor Bill To Keep Foreign Nuclear Waste Out Of Tennessee (The Chattanoogan)
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:49:16 GMT
State Sen. Andy Berke (D-Chattanooga) and Rep. Ty Cobb (D-Columbia) say they want to stop 20,000 tons of foreign nuclear waste from potentially being stranded in Tennessee by filing a bill designed to prohibit nuclear waste “downblending.”
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