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Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Unit 1

Location: Baxley, GA (20 miles S of Vidalia, GA); Region II; Type: General Electric Type 4; Licensed MWt: 3216

Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Unit 2

Location: Baxley, GA (20 miles S of Vidalia, GA); Region II; Type: General Electric Type 4; Licensed MWt: 2536

Press Release-11-144: Licensing Board to Conduct Hearing Aug. 17 in Austin, Texas, on South Texas Project New Nuclear Reactor Application.

**CORRECTED** LICENSING BOARD TO CONDUCT HEARING AUG. 17 IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, ON SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT NEW NUCLEAR REACTOR APPLICATION An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) panel will hear oral argument and conduct an evidentiary hearing, beginning Aug. 17 in Austin, Texas...

Press Release-09-066: NRC Approves Proposal to Continue Distributing Potassium Iodide Near Nuclear Power Plants as an Emergency Preparedness Measure.

NRC APPROVES PROPOSAL TO CONTINUE DISTRIBUTING POTASSIUM IODIDE NEAR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AS AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MEASURE The NRC has approved a staff recommendation to continue providing potassium iodide (KI) to states requesting it for residents who live within th...

Press Release-00-028: NRC Considers Changes To Regulations For Structures, Systems And Components At Nuclear Power Plants Based On Safety Significance

NRC NEWSU.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONOffice of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200Washington, DC 20555-001 E-mail: opa@nrc.govWeb Site: http://www.nrc.gov/OPANo. 00-028 February 22, 2000NRC CONSIDERS CHANGES TO REGULATIONS FOR STRUCTURES,SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS AT NUCLE...

Press Release-97-159 1NRC ISSUES PROPOSED RULE TO REDUCE INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR SHUT-DOWN NUCLEAR REACTORS

United States Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Public AffairsWashington, DC 20555Phone 301-415-8200 Fax 301-415-2234Internet:opa@nrc.govNo. 97-159 FOR IMMEDIATERELEASE(Friday, October 24, 1997)1NRC ISSUES PROPOSED RULE TO REDUCE INSURANCECOVERAGE FOR SHUT-DOWN NUCLEAR RE...

Press Release-92-035 NRC'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR WASTE TO MEET MARCH 12-13 IN BETHESDA, MD.

No. 92-35 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETel. 301/504-2240 (Wednesday, March 4, 1992)NRC'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR WASTETO MEET MARCH 12-13 IN BETHESDA, MD.The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Advisory Committee onNuclear Waste (ACNW) will hold a technical meeting March 12-13 inBet...

Press Release-III-07-024 - NRC Begins Special Inspection at Byron Nuclear Station to Review Corrosion and Leakage of Equipment Cooling Water Piping.

No. III-07-024 Contact: Viktoria Mitlyng Phone: 630-829-9663 October 23, 2007 E-Mail: opa3@nrc.govWeb site: http://www.nrc.gov NRC BEGINS SPECIAL INSPECTION AT BYRON NUCLEAR STATION TO R...

Press Release-94-079, NRC received attached letter-type rpt from independent Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards that provides comments on safety aspects of ABB-Combustion application for certification of advanced reactor design designated system 80

No. 94-79 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETel. 301/504-2240 (Monday, May 16, 1994)NOTE TO EDITORS:The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received the attachedletter-type report from its independent Advisory Committee onReactor Safeguards that provides comments on safety aspects ofABB-Comb...

Press Release-95-056, The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received four reports from its independent Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste, in the form of letters.

No. 95-56 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETel. 301/415-8200 (Tuesday, May 2, 1995)Internet:OPA@NRC.GOVNOTE TO EDITORS:The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received four reportsfrom its independent Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste. Theattached reports, in the form of letters, comment ...

Press Release-93-082, The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received two letter-type reports from its independent Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards.

No. 93-82 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETel. 301/504-2240 (Tuesday, June 22, 1993)NOTE TO EDITORS:The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received two letter-type reports from its independent Advisory Committee on ReactorSafeguards. They provide comments on a draft final policystatement ...

Press Release-03-053: NRC Approves Changes To The Design Basis Threat And Issues Orders For Nuclear Power Plants To Further Enhance Security.

NRC NEWS U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone 301/415-820 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: opa@nrc.gov Web Site: ww...

Davis-Besse Reactor Vessel Head Damage, NRC Update, February 2003.

February 2003This is the sixth periodic update on the NRC response to the reactor vessel head damage at the Davis-BesseNuclear Power Station. The updates will be available at public meetings of the NRC Davis-Besse OversightPanel which is coordinating the agency’s activities r...

Press Release-01-119: 29th Annual Nuclear Safety Research Conference To Be Held October 22 - 24 In Washington, D.C.

NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, DC 20555-001 E-mail: opa@nrc.gov Web Site: http://www.nrc.gov/OPANo. ...

Press Release-92-047 NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS TO MEET IN BETHESDA, MD, APRIL 2-4.

No. 92-47 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETel: 301/504-2240 (Monday, March 23, 1991)NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDSTO MEET IN BETHESDA, MD, APRIL 2-4The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Advisory Committee onReactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a technical meeting April 2-4in B...

Press Release-01-082: NRC to Begin One-Year Evaluation of a Revised Program to Assess Physical Security at Nuclear Power Plants.

NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, DC 20555-001 E-mail: opa@nrc.gov Web Site: http://www.nrc.gov/OPANo. ...

Press Release-06-096: NRC Establishing Office of New Reactors, Additional Region II Deputy Regional Administrator.

NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 E-mail: opa@nrc.gov Web Site: http://www.nrc.gov ...

Press Release-09-146: NRC Chairman Tasks Staff to Evaluate Agency Activities on Buried Piping at Nuclear Reactors.

NRC CHAIRMAN TASKS STAFF TO EVALUATE AGENCY ACTIVITIES ON BURIED PIPING AT NUCLEAR REACTORS NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko has tasked the agency’s technical staff to review the NRC’s approach for overseeing buried pipes given recent incidents of leaking buried pipes at sever...

Press Release-14-017: Macfarlane Cites Post-Fukushima Safety Enhancement Progress.

No: 14-017 March 11, 2014 CONTACT: Eliot Brenner, 301-415-8200 Macfarlane Cites Post-Fukushima Safety Enhancement Progress Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Allison Macfarlane said Tuesday the agency and the nuclear industry have made substantial progres...

Press Release-95-117 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received the attached report, in the form of a letter, from its independent Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Public AffairsWashington, D.C. 20555No. 95-117 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETel. 301/415-8200 (Thursday, September 21, 1995)NOTE TO EDITORS:The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received the attachedreport, in the form of a letter, from its ...

Press Release-96-127 NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS TO MEET OCTOBER 9-12

United States Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Public AffairsWashington, DC 20555Phone 301-415-8200 Fax 301-415-2234Internet:opa@nrc.govNo. 96-127 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Tuesday, September 24, 1996)NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDSTO MEET OCTOBER 9-12The Nuclea...

Press Release-II-96-100 NRC STAFF TO HOLD PREDECISIONAL ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS SEQUOYAH EQUIPMENT CONCERNS WITH TVA

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission101 Marietta Street, N.W., Suite 2900Atlanta, GA 30323No. II-96-100 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContacts: Ken Clark (404) 331-5503 (Friday, December 6, 1996)Roger Hannah (404) 331-7878NRC STAFF TO HOLD PREDECISIONAL ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCETO DISCUSS S...

Press Release-95-095 NOTE TO EDITORS: The NRC has received three reports from its independent Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards re NRC health effects valuation, generic safety issue 83, and proposed priority rankings of generic issues.

No. 95-95 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETel. 301/415-8200 (Tuesday, August 1, 1995)NOTE TO EDITORS:The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received three reportsfrom its independent Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards.The attached reports sent to the NRC's Executive Director forOper...

News Release - The mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station.

rNews Release Ministry of Economy,Trade and Industry(METI)PRI-07-52Press Release Information Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA),Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)The mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to theKashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear ...

Press Release-11-175: Corrected: NRC Seeks Public Input On Draft Generic Letter Regarding Updated Seismic Analyses For U.S. Nuclear Reactors.

CORRECTED: NRC SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON DRAFT GENERIC LETTER REGARDING UPDATED SEISMIC ANALYSES FOR U.S. NUCLEAR REACTORS (This press release corrects the docket number for submitting comments through regulations.gov and provides the updated deadline for submitting comments.)...

Press Release-02-076: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Honors Employees On June 27 In Rockville, MD.

NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: opa@nrc.gov Web Site: www.nrc.govNo. 0...

Press Release-II-11-069: NRC Finds Oconee Electrical Breaker Performance Issue to be of Substantial Safety Significance.

No. II-11-069 December 7, 2011 CONTACT: Roger Hannah (404) 997-4417 E-mail: OPA2@nrc.gov Joey Ledford (404) 997-4416 NRC FINDS OCONEE ELECTRICAL BREAKER PERFORMANCE ISSUE TO BE OF SUBSTANTIAL SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE The...