by themidwest | Jun 27, 2019 | Incidents
Thirteen People Decontaminated for Radiation Exposure On May 2, 2019, thirteen people had to be decontaminated for radiation exposure following an incident at the research facility on the Harborview Medical Center campus in Seattle, Washington. Overview The personnel...
by themidwest | Apr 7, 2019 | Regulatory News
On January 24, 2019, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NR) announced that agency staff has been directed to publish a rule based on lessons learned from the March 2011 accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant. The rule builds on Orders that the NRC issued in...
by themidwest | May 31, 2017 | Licenses
On May 31, 2017, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced that the agency had authorized the issuance of a Combined License for Dominion Virginia Power’s North Anna site in Virginia. The license grants Dominion permission to build and operate an...
by themidwest | Nov 6, 2016 | Reports and other Publications
On October 27, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced that the agency has published its Seventh National Report for the Convention on Nuclear Safety. The report describes the U.S. government’s actions under the convention to achieve and maintain...
by themidwest | Apr 5, 2016 | Conferences and Meetings, Reports and other Publications
On April 5, 2016, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff met with the public to discuss and solicit comments regarding the results of the staff’s preliminary screening of natural events other than earthquakes and flooding (ADAMS Accession No. ML16039A054)....
