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We are relieved that the nuclear gauge has been recovered and that no radioactive materials were released ... The agency thanks the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, West Virginia officials, the public and the citizen who discovered the gauge along the road for the combined effort to find it.
It is critical for anyone who has information about the lost nuclear gauge to contact the Pennsylvania DEP, Nuclear Regulatory Commission or a local law enforcement agency immediately ... As long as the device is not tampered with or damaged, it presents no hazard to public safety.
Ten applications for construction and operating licenses and two for early site permits are under Nuclear Regulatory Commission review. We don't expect construction on those projects to start until later this decade, but we do expect more new reactors to be built as electricity demand recoversMore quotes »
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NRC used appropriations bill to triple Rockville HQ space
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission used an appropriations bill to “circumvent” congressional leasing procedures to triple the amount of space Congress authorized it to lease at its Rockville headquarters, according to documents released by a congressional 24 m ago from Washington Business Journal Read more »
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NC nuclear plant shut down after crack discovered
ultrasonic tests from last year found the results showed tiny marks of corrosion and cracking that need repair, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said. Operators at the Shearon Harris plant on Wednesday found a quarter-inch flaw in the covering of the reactor from FOX News Read more »
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Tritium found in water leak at Catawba Nuclear Station
isotope of hydrogen, has been leaked from a discharge pipe at the Catawba Nuclear Station, according to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The leak has been classified as a "non emergency event" by the NRC. The leak, however, has the potential to reach from Enquirer Herald Read more »
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Lawmakers Talk Indian Point; Override Vote Next Week
Executive MaryEllen Odell’s veto of legislation that called on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to expand the emergency evacuation zone around Indian Point from 10 miles to 50 miles brought out a large crowd to the historic Putnam Courthouse Tuesday.The legislation from The Putnam County Courier Read more »
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Federal court OKs plan for Vogtle plant
failed to persuade a federal appeals court to revoke the license and reactor-design certification granted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington Tuesday rejected arguments by nine environmental from Jacksonville.com Read more »
