Daily Report, 11/20/18

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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 20. The last recorded status is as follows:

• 5 US nuclear reactors are at reduced capacity.
• 10 of the 99 US nuclear reactors listed on the NRC’s daily report are not operating (including Oyster Creek, which is permanently closed). Non-operating reactors are listed in our US Reactor Status table.

Event Reports from Reactors:

Robinson reported an emergency diesel generator actuation due to a low-voltage signal.

Preliminary Notifications relating to reactors:

No new Preliminary Notifications

NRC News releases: 

No News Releases

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Daily Report, 11/19/18

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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 19. The last recorded status is as follows:

• 5 US nuclear reactors are at reduced capacity.
• 11 of the 99 US nuclear reactors listed on the NRC’s daily report are not operating (including Oyster Creek, which is permanently closed). Non-operating reactors are listed in our US Reactor Status table.

Event Reports from Reactors:

Surry reported transport of a potentially contaminated worker and subsequent fatality. (Initial examination did not find contamination.)

Preliminary Notifications relating to reactors:

No new Preliminary Notifications

NRC News releases: 

No News Releases

Daily Report, 11/17/18

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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 will appear on Monday.

Daily Report, 11/16/18

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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 16. The last recorded status is as follows:

• 9 US nuclear reactors are at reduced capacity.
• 10 of the 99 US nuclear reactors listed on the NRC’s daily report are not operating (including Oyster Creek, which is permanently closed). Non-operating reactors are listed in our US Reactor Status table.

Event Reports from Reactors:

No new Event Reports

Preliminary Notifications relating to reactors:

Palisades provided a preliminary notification relating to a through-wall leak identified on a reactor vessel head nozzle.

NRC News releases: 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has released its Fiscal Year 2018 Agency Financial Report, providing audited financial statements of the agency’s management of resources from Oct. 1, 2017, through Sept. 30, 2018.

Daily Report, 11/15/18

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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 15. The last recorded status is as follows:

• 6 US nuclear reactors are at reduced capacity.
• 12 of the 99 US nuclear reactors listed on the NRC’s daily report are not operating (including Oyster Creek, which is permanently closed). Non-operating reactors are listed in our US Reactor Status table.

Event Reports from Reactors:

No new Event Reports

Preliminary Notifications relating to reactors:

No new Preliminary Notifications

NRC News releases: 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has launched a special inspection at the Browns Ferry nuclear power plant to determine how and why a diver received a dose rate alarm during underwater work in the Unit 1 equipment pit.

Daily Report, 11/14/18

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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 14. The last recorded status is as follows:

• 6 US nuclear reactors are at reduced capacity.
• 12 of the 99 US nuclear reactors listed on the NRC’s daily report are not operating (including Oyster Creek, which is permanently closed). Non-operating reactors are listed in our US Reactor Status table.

Event Reports from Reactors:

No new Event Reports

Preliminary Notifications relating to reactors:

No new Preliminary Notifications

NRC News releases: 

A Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will hear oral arguments, Tuesday, Dec. 4, on a hearing request regarding the subsequent license renewal application for Turkey Point Units 3 and 4 near Miami. The Board is composed of members of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, which is an independent body within the NRC that conducts adjudicatory hearings and renders decisions on legal challenges to licensing actions.

Daily Report, 11/13/18

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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 13. The last recorded status is as follows:

• 5 US nuclear reactors are at reduced capacity.
• 14 of the 99 US nuclear reactors listed on the NRC’s daily report are not operating (including Oyster Creek, which is permanently closed). Non-operating reactors are listed in our US Reactor Status table.

Event Reports from Reactors:

Surrey reported a specified system actuation, starting two emergency generators.

Preliminary Notifications relating to reactors:

No new Preliminary Notifications

NRC News releases: 

No News Releases