Daily Report, 10/23/19

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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 October 23. The last recorded status is as follows:

• 8 US nuclear reactors are at reduced capacity.
• 17 of the 98 US nuclear reactors listed on the NRC’s daily report are not operating (Including Three Mile Island, which is closed). 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 issued a Confirmatory Order to a manager at the Southern Nuclear Company Vogtle Units 3 and 4 construction site for actions taken against an employee who had previously raised safety concerns at the site, near Waynesboro, Ga.

 

Daily Report, 10/22/19

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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 October 22. The last recorded status is as follows:

• 9 US nuclear reactors are at reduced capacity.
• 18 of the 98 US nuclear reactors listed on the NRC’s daily report are not operating (Including Three Mile Island, which is closed). Non-operating reactors are listed in our US Reactor Status table.

Event Reports from Reactors:

Browns Ferry reported an invalid actuation of  a signal affecting more than one system.

Preliminary Notifications relating to reactors:

No new Preliminary Notifications

NRC News releases: 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in King of Prussia, Pa., have selected Jason Schussler as the new senior resident inspector at the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant. The Ontario, N.Y., facility is operated by Exelon Nuclear.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has imposed a $43,500 civil penalty on Solis Tek Inc. of Carson, Calif., for importing and distributing radioactive material without a proper license.

 

Daily Report, 10/21/19

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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 October 21. The last recorded status is as follows:

• 8 US nuclear reactors are at reduced capacity.
• 18 of the 98 US nuclear reactors listed on the NRC’s daily report are not operating (Including Three Mile Island, which is closed). Non-operating reactors are listed in our US Reactor Status table.

Event Reports from Reactors:

River Bend reported that inadvertent opening of main turbine bypass valves potentionally affected safe shutdown capability.

Arkansas Nuclear reported a control room envelope breach.

Peach Bottom declared an unusual event due to no control rod movement with manual scram actuation.

Preliminary Notifications relating to reactors:

No new Preliminary Notifications

NRC News releases: 

No new NRC News or Speeches

 

Daily Report, 10/19/19

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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, 10/18/19

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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 October 18. The last recorded status is as follows:

• 8 US nuclear reactors are at reduced capacity.
• 16 of the 98 US nuclear reactors listed on the NRC’s daily report are not operating (Including Three Mile Island, which is closed). Non-operating reactors are listed in our US Reactor Status table.

Event Reports from Reactors:

Beaver Valley reported that the reactor cooling system pressure boundary was degraded.

Preliminary Notifications relating to reactors:

No new Preliminary Notifications

NRC News releases: 

No new NRC News or Speeches

Daily Report, 10/17/19

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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 October 17. The last recorded status is as follows:

• 6 US nuclear reactors are at reduced capacity.
• 16 of the 98 US nuclear reactors listed on the NRC’s daily report are not operating (Including Three Mile Island, which is closed). Non-operating reactors are listed in our US Reactor Status table.

Event Reports from Reactors:

Browns Ferry provided a 60-day optional telephonic notification of an invalid specified system actuation.

Harris gave an offsite notification due to the transport of a potentially contaminated person offsite.

Preliminary Notifications relating to reactors:

No new Preliminary Notifications

NRC News releases: 

No new NRC News or Speeches

Daily Report, 10/16/19

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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 October 16. The last recorded status is as follows:

• 5 US nuclear reactors are at reduced capacity.
• 16 of the 98 US nuclear reactors listed on the NRC’s daily report are not operating (Including Three Mile Island, which is closed). Non-operating reactors are listed in our US Reactor Status table.

Event Reports from Reactors:

Comanche Peak reported that a main steam line radiation monitor was removed from service for planned maintenance.

Peach Bottom reported that a high pressure coolant injection system was inoperable.

Preliminary Notifications relating to reactors:

No new Preliminary Notifications

NRC News releases: 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Matthew Thomas as the new resident inspector at the Grand Gulf nuclear power plant in Port Gibson, Miss.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced today an important step in its transformation, the merging of its Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation with the Office of New Reactors. The resulting Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation will improve internal coordination, better balance the staff’s workload, and provide greater flexibility to respond to evolving issues at U.S. commercial nuclear power plants. The new structure took effect on October 13.