Category Archives: Security

Event Reports: Bomb threat in North Carolina, reactor shutdowns in Florida and New York

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

Some items from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Event Reports pages for this week: 1. The Harris nuclear power plant in North Carolina reported a strange incident. Last Friday, a man and a woman in a Jeep Cherokee drove up to … Continue reading →

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Event Reports: Emergency cooling failure at one nuke in North Carolina, a vague security threat at another, and a suspicious package in Arizona

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

  Some items from this morning’s NRC Event Reports page:   1. Yesterday evening, a fault in a common electrical component shut down the Emergency Core Cooling System serving both reactors at the Brunswick nuclear power plant in North Carolina. … Continue reading →

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Louisiana nuke fined over workers’ lack of attention to their duties

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

Found this while I was surfing the internet today…. World Nuclear News reported: Entergy has been fined $140,000 after control room workers at River Bend nuclear power plant were caught surfing the Internet. With primary responsibility for monitoring the status … Continue reading →

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Event Report: North Carolina nuke apprehends intruder

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

The McGuire nuclear power plant notified the NRC that it had apprehended an intruder early Sunday morning. According to the Event Report: “At approximately 0335 EST security observed an unauthorized individual climb over the owner controlled area fence. Site security … Continue reading →

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Canadian nuke fires eleven employees for drug activity at work

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

A report in this morning’s Montreal Gazette raises more questions than it answers about a recent incident at the Pickering nuclear power plant. According to the Gazette: On Nov. 18, 11 workers at the Pickering nuclear power plant were fired … Continue reading →

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Event Reports: Fitness for Duty rules subverted at Alabama nuke‏

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

From the weekends submissions to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Last Thursday, a contract supervisor at the Farley nuclear plant in Alabama allowed an obviously impaired employee to go home and sleep it off rather than having the employee undergo a for-cause Fitness … Continue reading →

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Drunk-at-work incident at Virginia nuke

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

A contractor working as an employee supervisor at the Surry nuclear power plant in Virginia tested positive for alcohol yesterday afternoon, according to an NRC Event Report. The contractor had his badge pulled and his access to the site was … Continue reading →

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Monday Event Report: A leaking package, enough drugs to share and malfunctioning emergency sirens

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

From Monday’s NRC Event Reports: 1. Thursday afternoon, the Oconee nuclear power plant in South Carolina reported an accident involving shipment of nuclear materials. If that is a little vague, it’s because the Event Report was less than helpful. Headlined “DAMAGED PACKAGING … Continue reading →

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Event Reports: Security officer shoots self in foot at Michigan nuke

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

From today’s NRC Event Reports: 1. On Thursday afternoon, a security officer at the Fermi nuclear power plant in Michigan shot himself in the foot. The officer was clearing his weapon following his shift when the gun discharged. The officer … Continue reading →

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Have you ever inadvertently brought alcohol to work?

Posted on September 15, 2011 by

Two items from this morning’s NRC Event Reports: 1. The B & W Operating Group, a nuclear fuel fabricating facility in Lynchburg, Virginia, reported that an employee ‘inadvertently’ brought alcohol into the protected area. The employee is being tested under … Continue reading →

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