nuclear regulatory commission (nrc) posts, articles, and infographics

With Jaczko out, is Magwood in?

May 21, 2012 by Henry Spethmann
with 167 views

Image via C-SPAN.

Gregory Jaczko, the current chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, resigned this morning, ending the Republican-led witch-hunt against him in Congress. This also marks the end to a tumultuous couple of months for both the NRC and it’s congressional oversight commission, which have been plagued by disarray over Jaczko’s proposed... [read more]

Svinicki nomination at the Senate

May 16, 2012 by Dan Yurman
with 206 views

The White House finds itself in the role of supporting a Republican for reappointment to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionThe pretzel politics of life in Washington took on new twists this month. The White House nominated sitting NRC Commissioner Kristine Svinicki for another term over the objections of Senate Majority Leader Harry... [read more]

Jaczko denies everything

April 30, 2012 by Dan Yurman
with 443 views

NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko has been in hot water recently over accusations of harassment, erratic behavior, and hair on fire temper tantrums. [read more]

TVA digs in to deliver two reactors

April 12, 2012 by Dan Yurman
with 485 views

Delays at Watts Bar 2 push back start up at Bellefonte While the rest of the country focuses on the NRC’s approval of four new Westinghouse AP1000 reactors at two sites, the Tennessee Valley Authority has its own in-house version of the nuclear renaissance and right now it is running late. TVA CEO Tom Kilgore told the utility’s board of... [read more]

Scana steams ahead with NRC licenses

April 2, 2012 by Dan Yurman
with 324 views

Two new Westinghouse 1100 MW AP1000 nuclear reactors will be build in South CarolinaThe U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Friday March 30 voted 4-1 clearing the way for the Office of New Reactors to issue combined construction and operating licenses (COLs) for two new nuclear reactors. The licenses issued last week are for SCE... [read more]

Surprise! U.S. thinks nuclear energy is a good idea

March 28, 2012 by Dan Yurman
with 488 views

A Gallup poll shows 57% of Americans favor its continued use A poll published by the Gallup organization shows that a majority of Americans continue to favor the use of nuclear energy as one of the ways to provide electricity for the U.S. According to the poll, the 57% who favor nuclear power this year is identical to the percentage... [read more]

Whos' Really to Blame for Fukushima Health Impacts?

March 12, 2012 by John Wheeler
with 245 views

As is often the case, the passage of time yields clarity about events, and the nuclear power plant accident at Fukushima is no different. It has become clear that the misinformation and hysterics by anti-nuclear groups and individuals were mostly wrong. Their doomsday prophesizing actually worsened human suffering and... [read more]

The other thing Vogtle has revived: Nuclear hysteria

February 22, 2012 by Steve Skutnik
with 602 views

Editor's note: This is a modified version of Steve's orginal post which you can find in it's entirety here.They say no one likes a buzzkill, but almost as if on queue, the NRC's announcement of its issue of the first combined operating license (COL) in over three decades has drawn out the usual suspects committed to reassuring us that... [read more]

First Nuclear License in 40 Years: A Step Forward, Backward or Running in Place?

February 13, 2012 by Christina Nunez
with 283 views

Sometimes the decisions we make are less decisive than they seem. Last week, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued its first license for a new plant in forty years. But that decision, significant though it is, doesn’t do anything to settle the major questions we face on energy. Here’s three points to consider when you think about what... [read more]

"We don’t say safety when we’re talking Vermont Yankee."

February 10, 2012 by Joseph Koblich
with 357 views

Entergy’s Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant’s operating license would have expired on March 21, 2012, but the Nuclear Regulatory Commission extended the license to 2032. Vermont’s legislature and a vocal part of the state’s population don’t like the idea of Vermont Yankee’s continued operation. So, when confronted with an... [read more]

New nuclear era begins after approval of Vogtle plant – but questions remain

February 10, 2012 by Jim Pierobon
with 351 views

How much “new” nuclear and how soon? The quick answer appears to be: a total of four new reactors by 2020. [read more]

NRC issues licenses for Southern’s Vogtle project

February 10, 2012 by Dan Yurman
with 530 views

By a 4-1 vote, the agency opens the door to $14 billion in new construction of two Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear reactors The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on February 9 in a 4-1 vote cleared the way for its Office of New Reactors to issue a combined construction and operating license (COL) to the Southern Nuclear Operating Company... [read more]

Dominion and NRC Set Path to Re-Start North Anna

October 22, 2011 by Dan Yurman
with 370 views

Image credit: Idaho Samizdat ~ http://djysrv.blogspot.com

A safety evaluation review and decision are expected in November The NRC's review of the effects of the August 23 earthquake on Dominion's North Anna power station is coming to a logical and reasonable close. The agency says the staff is writing a safety evaluation review that could result in a re-start decision letter by mid-November.At... [read more]

Pete Lyons nominated for Assistant Secretary Nuclear Energy

December 10, 2010 by Dan Yurman
with 1,416 views

He is a former aide to Sen. Pete Dominici The White House has nominated a former NRC Commissioner to run the Department of Energy’s civilian nuclear programs. Senate confirmation is required, and will likely take place when the new Congress returns in 2011. Dr. Peter B. Lyons (right) is currently the Principal Deputy... [read more]

NEI’s Marvin Fertel at ANS

November 25, 2010 by Dan Yurman
with 998 views

Trade group has a mixed outlook for the future of nuclear energy in the U.S. The plenary session of the winter meeting of the American Nuclear Society held in Las Vegas earlier this month is a place where luminaries of the industry can be assured of an attentive audience. So it comes as no surprise that these speeches are often frank... [read more]