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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has cited Entergy for its failure to minimize introduction of residual radioactivity into subsurface groundwater at the Indian Point Energy Center. The NRC notified the utility of the violation, an issue the regulator regarded as “very low safety significance,” in a Jan. 17 letter, which was made public Wednesday. The citation […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has agreed to meet with Massachusetts officials and residents in response to the public backlash following an NRC email leak that revealed troubling inspection findings at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R), the state’s two senators and nine representatives, and a long list of local lawmakers demanded the […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday approved Entergy’s request for additional time to comply with a safety equipment update at the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in New York. The NRC ordered a series of design improvements for American nuclear reactors following the 2011 triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in […]

Entergy said Monday it will shut down its Indian Point Energy Center by 2021, citing declining revenue and increased operating costs at the New York nuclear plant, which has been at the center of a controversy concerning bolt degradation. The utility plans to shut down the Unit 2 reactor in April 2020, followed by Unit […]

Entergy said Monday it will shut down its Indian Point Energy Center by 2021, citing declining revenue and increased operating costs at the New York nuclear plant, which has been at the center of a controversy concerning bolt degradation. The utility plans to shut down the Unit 2 reactor in April 2020, followed by Unit […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday approved Entergy’s request for additional time to comply with a safety equipment update at the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in New York. The NRC ordered a series of design improvements for American nuclear reactors following the 2011 triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in […]

Public Citizen on Friday requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reconsider its approval of the $110 million sale of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in New York from Entergy to Exelon. The consumer advocacy organization in October asked that the commission reject the sale, claiming the deal would adversely affect New York’s power market. Entergy […]

Following the leak of a Nuclear Regulatory Commission email disclosing troubling inspection findings at the downgraded Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, Massachusetts leaders are demanding a public meeting with the regulator to discuss safety at the plant. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, the state’s two senators and nine representatives, and a long list of local lawmakers penned a […]

After holding a number of protests outside the Massachusetts State House demanding the immediate shutdown of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, demonstrators on Monday will take their case to the plant itself. Cape Downwinders, a group of residents from Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket, have repeatedly called on state officials to demand that the Nuclear Regulatory […]

Massachusetts residents are again asking state officials to support calls for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to order that the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cease operations, following the recent leak of an agency email disclosing candid details of an ongoing inspection at the plant. Cape Downwinders, a group of residents from Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket, […]

Two antinuclear groups this week continued to call for a Nuclear Regulatory Commission hearing concerning power company Entergy’s request for additional time to comply with post-Fukushima safety equipment updates at the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in New York. The NRC ordered a series of design improvements for American nuclear reactors following the 2011 […]

A Nuclear Regulatory Commission employee last week inadvertently forwarded a staff email to a watchdog group detailing candid observations from an ongoing inspection at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts, fueling calls for the beleaguered plant to be shut down. The NRC is conducting its third and final increased oversight inspection at the plant, which in […]

Two antinuclear groups this week continued to call for a Nuclear Regulatory Commission hearing concerning Entergy’s request for additional time to comply with post-Fukushima safety equipment updates at the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in New York. The NRC ordered a series of design improvements for American nuclear reactors following the 2011 triple meltdown […]

Public Citizen said Monday it will ask the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a rehearing on its decision last week to approve the $110 million sale of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in New York from Entergy to Exelon. Public Citizen in October asked FERC to reject the application for the sale, claiming […]

Entergy has notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that 885 spent fuel panels at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Massachusetts are susceptible to degradation that could challenge their effectiveness by September 2017. The panels act as neutron absorbers. A decline in their effective use increases the possibility of fissioning reactions in spent fuel pools, which […]

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday approved the $110 million sale of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in New York from Entergy to Exelon, while also dismissing Public Citizen’s challenge to the deal. The consumer rights’ group in an October filing asked FERC to reject the application, claiming it will adversely affect […]

Michigan lawmakers sounded off Thursday after Entergy announced that it plans to shut down its Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in October 2018, citing “business risks of continued operation.” Located in Covert, Mich., Palisades began operation in 1971, held a purchase power agreement through 2022, and a Nuclear Regulatory Commission operating license through 2031. The plant generates […]

Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff on Monday recommended the agency deny two antinuclear groups’ request for a hearing concerning Entergy’s request to extend compliance deadlines for post-Fukushima safety upgrades at the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in upstate New York. Beyond Nuclear and the Alliance for a Green Economy (AGREE) in a Nov. 10 filing […]

Entergy has notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that 885 spent fuel panels at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Massachusetts are susceptible to degradation that could challenge their effectiveness by September 2017. The panels act as neutron absorbers. A decline in their effective use increases the possibility of fissioning reactions in spent fuel pools, which […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved two of Entergy’s requests for additional time to comply with post-Fukushima safety equipment updates at the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in New York state. The NRC ordered a series of design improvements for American nuclear reactors following the 2011 triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday began its third and final increased oversight inspection at the troubled Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts. In a conference call Monday with reporters, agency managers leading the inspection said there are no immediate safety concerns at the plant, but that the team of about 20 NRC officials will […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday began its third and final increased oversight inspection at the troubled Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts. Agency managers leading the inspection spoke Monday during a conference call with reporters, saying there are no immediate safety concerns at the plant, but that the team of about 20 NRC officials will conduct […]

Conservationists and residents on Monday continued calling on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to shut down the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, with another rally outside the Massachusetts State House. Cape Downwinders — a collection of residents from Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket – again asked that Gov. Charlie Baker (R) support closing the 44-year-old Plymouth facility, which […]