NY Nuke Plants' Owner Seeks License Extension
An administrator says federal regulators are researching whether nuclear plants can be licensed to run beyond the current limit of 60 years. WAMC’s Dave Lucas reports…The comment came as...
View ArticleRelicensing: Waiting Game at Indian Point
The final decision on Indian Point's 20-year license renewal application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has hit another snag... Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Dave Lucas reportsThe NRC will hold...
View ArticleGroups Join VT and NY In Asking NRC to Do More Intensive Review of Nuclear...
Twenty-four anti-nuclear and environmental groups have joined with the states of Vermont and New York in calling on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to do a more thorough study of the impacts of...
View ArticleIndian Point 2 License Renewal Questionable
TARRYTOWN – Nuclear Regulatory Commission regional officials say the Indian Point nuclear power plant, in Buchanan, operated safely during 2012. That does» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleNRC Grades Indian Point; Plant Opponents Grade The NRC
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is holding a public meeting and open house this evening to discuss the Commission’s recent safety assessment of the» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleNRC Releases Spent Fuel Pool Study
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public comment on a study that looks at the potential impact of earthquakes on the pools where spent fuel is» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleNRC Issues Updated Environmental Report For Indian Point
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has updated an environmental study of New York’s Indian Point nuclear power plant as part of the plant’s license» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleEntergy Reassesses Earthquake Risk for Indian Point Three
The parent of the Indian Point nuclear power plant has submitted a report to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, saying that the earthquake risk for one of» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleEntergy Begins Formal Notification of Nuclear Shutdown as Local Community...
Entergy, the owner of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, has taken the first of two formal steps to notify the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleGovernment Shutdown Has NRC Set To Furlough Most Of Its Staff
If the partial federal government shutdown continues beyond Thursday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will be operating with a skeleton staff. As a» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleNuclear Expert Talks About NRC Furlough Implications
Amid the ongoing partial federal government shutdown, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is now down to bare bones after some 90 percent of the agencys» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleNRC Sets Priority List For Detailing Seismic Risk
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a priority list for nuclear power plants when it comes to detailing earthquake risk. The NRC is requiring...» E-Mail This
View ArticleNRC Won't Speed Up Move Of Spent Fuel
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is rejecting calls from watchdog groups and some U.S. senators to speed up moving spent nuclear fuel from the...» E-Mail This
View ArticleNRC To Hold Public Meeting On Indian Point Safety Review
There is a public meeting Wednesday evening in Westchester County on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s annual safety review of Indian Point. The...» E-Mail This
View ArticleNRC Responds To Myriad Questions From Indian Point Opponent
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has responded to what it deems an exceptionally lengthy list of questions from a group that wants to see the Indian...» E-Mail This
View ArticleIndian Point Unit 3 Is Back In Service
A reactor at the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Westchester County that shut down earlier this week is up and running. Buchanan-based Indian Point...» E-Mail This
View ArticlePanel Dismisses Contentions Over Nuclear Waste Storage At Indian Point
Judges for the Indian Point license renewal hearing have dismissed challenges from two environmental groups and the state. Those challenges have to do...» E-Mail This
View ArticleNY Congresswoman Urges Deeper Pipeline Review At Indian Point
A New York congresswoman has written to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission about assessing potential dangers from a proposed pipeline expansion near...» E-Mail This
View ArticleNRC Decides About Indian Point And Earthquake Risk
A federal regulator has turned down a request from the parent of the Indian Point nuclear power plant concerning the level of earthquake risk. The...» E-Mail This
View ArticleNRC Explains Vermont Yankee Decommissioning
The NRC held meetings with the media and the public on Thursday to explain the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant’s decommissioning process.
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