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Category Archives: Entergy
Plant leaking radioactive water into Lake Michigan
The Palisades nuclear power plant has been closed since Sunday with a radioactive water leak. The South Bend Tribune reported yesterday: The entry into Lake Michigan of 79 gallons of what officials at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant and the … Continue reading
Accident at Arkansas Nuclear kills one worker, injures eight others
The Dow Jones Newswire reported April 4: Entergy Corp. said it is making plans to restart one of its units at an Arkansas nuclear-power plant, a process that is expected to take several weeks, after the unit shut down automatically … Continue reading
Wall Street Journal article says low gas prices may make nuclear power unprofitable
In an article appearing Tuesday in the Wall Street Journal, Rebecca Smith wrote: “… today, U.S. utilities are encountering something they never expected: Some natural-gas-fired power plants are cheaper to run than nuclear units.” While that is something that … Continue reading
Posted in Clinton, Crystal River, Duke Energy, Entergy, Exelon, FitzPatrick, Kewaunee, Nuclear Renaissance, Oyster Creek, Plant closures, San Onofre, Uncategorized
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Event Reports: Fire at Mississippi nuke, a supervisor on drugs at Florida facility and an Arkansas TV station issues an inaccurate emergency alert
Here’s some items from today’s NRC Event Reports: 1. Yesterday evening, a fire broke out in ‘A’ Main Condensor at the Grand Gulf nuclear power plant in Mississippi. The on-site fire brigade was dispatched to fight the blaze and the … Continue reading
Posted in Arkansas Nuclear, Drugs at work, Entergy, Event Reports, Fire, Fitness for Duty, GE Mark I reactor, Grand Gulf, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Turkey Point
Tagged Arkansas Nuclear, Event Reports, fire, Fitness for Duty, Florida, Grand Gulf, Mississippi, nuclear power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Turkey Point, United States
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Event Report: Spent fuel handling machine at Arkansas nuke taken out of service due to failure to meet earthquake standards
Arkansas Nuclear reported to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission this morning that recent engineering analysis showed that the Spent Fuel Handling Machine for the facility’s Unit 2 reactor did not meet seismic standards for a design basis earthquake. Arkansas Nuclear said … Continue reading
Dozens arrested in three states in Vermont Yankee protests
The Associated Press just reported: Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin says he supports the peaceful protesters who gathered at the headquarters of the Vermont Yankee plant to express their frustration that the aging reactor remains open. Thursday marked the first day … Continue reading
Stop valve at Vermont nuke fails during testing
The Brattleboro Reformer reported this afternoon: Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon is on its way back up to full power after it powered down for a control rod adjustment on Monday. A rod adjustment is performed every three … Continue reading
Posted in Entergy, License extension, Vermont Yankee
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Entergy, control room operator cited for safety violation at Michigan nuke
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued Confirmatory Orders yesterday to Entergy Nuclear Operations and a licensed control room operator over an incident that occurred in 2010 at the Palisades nuclear power plant in Michigan. The NRC press release described the incident: The … Continue reading
NRC issues instructions to New York nuke to address safety violations
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced measures today that the FitzPatrick nuclear power plant in New York must take in order to address problems in the plant’s Radiation Protection Program. The action was taken as a result of violations noted in … Continue reading
