Daily Report, 12/2/22

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Current status of U.S. nuclear power plants: 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Current Power Reactor Status Report was posted on December 2. The last recorded status is as follows:

• 3 US nuclear reactors are at reduced capacity.
• 5 of the 93 US nuclear reactors listed on the NRC’s daily report are not operating. Non-operating reactors are listed in our US Reactor Status table.

Event Reports from Reactors:

No new Event Reports from Reactors

Preliminary Notifications relating to reactors:

No new Preliminary Notifications

NRC News releases: 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced the opportunity to request a hearing regarding an application to renew the operating licenses of the Comanche Peak Nuclear Generating Station near Glen Rose, Texas. The agency also has begun work on an environmental impact statement for the license renewal and announced public meetings to be held near the plant on Jan. 10, 2023.

Daily Report, 12/1/22

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Current status of U.S. nuclear power plants: 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Current Power Reactor Status Report was posted on December 1. The last recorded status is as follows:

• 6 US nuclear reactors are at reduced capacity.
• 5 of the 93 US nuclear reactors listed on the NRC’s daily report are not operating. Non-operating reactors are listed in our US Reactor Status table.

Event Reports from Reactors:

No new Event Reports from Reactors

Preliminary Notifications relating to reactors:

No new Preliminary Notifications

NRC News releases: 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced today it is awarding 20 research and development grants totaling nearly $10 million. These grants are part of the $16 million appropriated by Congress in fiscal year 2022 under the University Nuclear Leadership Program authorization. NRC peer-reviewed a total of 89 research and development grant proposals.

Daily Report, 11/30/22

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Current status of U.S. nuclear power plants: 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Current Power Reactor Status Report was posted on November 30. The last recorded status is as follows:

• 6 US nuclear reactors are at reduced capacity.
• 5 of the 93 US nuclear reactors listed on the NRC’s daily report are not operating. Non-operating reactors are listed in our US Reactor Status table.

Event Reports from Reactors:

No new Event Reports from Reactors

Preliminary Notifications relating to reactors:

No new Preliminary Notifications

NRC News releases: 

No new NRC News or Speeches

Daily Report, 11/29/22

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Current status of U.S. nuclear power plants: 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Current Power Reactor Status Report was posted on November 29. The last recorded status is as follows:

• 5 US nuclear reactors are at reduced capacity.
• 5 of the 93 US nuclear reactors listed on the NRC’s daily report are not operating. Non-operating reactors are listed in our US Reactor Status table.

Event Reports from Reactors:

Fermi reported that its high pressure coolant injection system was inoperable.

Ginna issued a fitness-for-duty report.

Preliminary Notifications relating to reactors:

No new Preliminary Notifications

NRC News releases: 

No new NRC News or Speeches

Daily Report, 11/28/22

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Current status of U.S. nuclear power plants: 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Current Power Reactor Status Report was posted on November 28. The last recorded status is as follows:

• 4 US nuclear reactors are at reduced capacity.
• 5 of the 93 US nuclear reactors listed on the NRC’s daily report are not operating. Non-operating reactors are listed in our US Reactor Status table.

Event Reports from Reactors:

No new Event Reports from Reactors

Preliminary Notifications relating to reactors:

No new Preliminary Notifications

NRC News releases: 

No new NRC News or Speeches

Daily Report, 11/26/22

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No News Items or Preliminary Notifications appeared from the NRC in the last 24 hours. There are no Event Reports or Status Reports from the NRC today, because it is Saturday. This weekend’s Event Reports next week when the NRC resumes its posts.

Daily Report, 11/25/22

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Current status of U.S. nuclear power plants: 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Current Power Reactor Status Report was posted on November 25. The last recorded status is as follows:

• 6 US nuclear reactors are at reduced capacity.
• 5 of the 93 US nuclear reactors listed on the NRC’s daily report are not operating. Non-operating reactors are listed in our US Reactor Status table.

Event Reports from Reactors:

No new Event Reports from Reactors

Preliminary Notifications relating to reactors:

No new Preliminary Notifications

NRC News releases: 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will conduct a webinar on Nov. 30 to discuss emergency preparedness and security requirements for nuclear power plants undergoing decommissioning, with a focus on New York’s Indian Point nuclear power plant. The session will be general in nature and intended primarily for stakeholders interested in such requirements.

Daily Report, 11/23/22

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Current status of U.S. nuclear power plants: 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Current Power Reactor Status Report was posted on November 23. The last recorded status is as follows:

• 3 US nuclear reactors are at reduced capacity.
• 8 of the 93 US nuclear reactors listed on the NRC’s daily report are not operating. Non-operating reactors are listed in our US Reactor Status table.

Event Reports from Reactors:

Monticello gave notification of environmental report to another government agency.

Preliminary Notifications relating to reactors:

No new Preliminary Notifications

NRC News releases: 

The NRC has selected Kent Chambliss as the new senior resident inspector at the Cooper Nuclear Station in Brownville, Nebraska.

Daily Report, 11/22/22

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Current status of U.S. nuclear power plants: 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Current Power Reactor Status Report was posted on November 22. The last recorded status is as follows:

• 5 US nuclear reactors are at reduced capacity.
• 8 of the 93 US nuclear reactors listed on the NRC’s daily report are not operating. Non-operating reactors are listed in our US Reactor Status table.

Event Reports from Reactors:

No new Event Reports from Reactors

Preliminary Notifications relating to reactors:

No new Preliminary Notifications

NRC News releases: 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, have selected Eli Garcia as the resident inspector at the Salem Nuclear Generating Station. He joins Senior Resident Inspector Jake Dolecki at the two-unit site operated by PSEG Nuclear LLC in Hancock’s Bridge, New Jersey.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in Atlanta have named Robert Wehrmann as the agency’s new resident inspector at the Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant near Spring City, Tennessee. He joins NRC Senior Resident Inspector Wesley Deschaine at the two-unit site operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted for review a construction permit application from Abilene Christian University, which requests permission to build its Molten Salt Research Reactor facility on the university’s campus in Abilene, Texas. The university submitted the application on Aug. 15 and provided additional information on instrumentation and controls on Oct. 14.

Daily Report, 11/21/22

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Current status of U.S. nuclear power plants: 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Current Power Reactor Status Report was posted on November 21. The last recorded status is as follows:

• 8 US nuclear reactors are at reduced capacity.
• 8 of the 93 US nuclear reactors listed on the NRC’s daily report are not operating. Non-operating reactors are listed in our US Reactor Status table.

Event Reports from Reactors:

No new Event Reports from Reactors

Preliminary Notifications relating to reactors:

No new Preliminary Notifications

NRC News releases: 

No new NRC News or Speeches