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Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit 1

Location: York, SC (18 miles S of Charlotte, NC); Region II; Type: Westinghouse Four-Loop; Licensed MWt: 3411

Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit 2

Location: York, SC (18 miles S of Charlotte, NC); Region II; Type: Westinghouse Four-Loop; Licensed MWt: 3411

Press Release-I-12-041: NRC Continues to Monitor Hurricane Sandy; No Plants Shut Down as a Result of the Storm.

NRC CONTINUES TO MONITOR HURRICANE SANDY; NO PLANTS SHUT DOWN AS A RESULT OF THE STORM The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is continuing to monitor impacts from Hurricane Sandy on nuclear power plants in the Northeastern United States. As of 3 p.m. EDT Monday...

NRC, Haddam Neck Officials to Meet on Radiation Control Problems

NRC NEWSU. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONOFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, REGION I475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pa. 19406CONTACT:Diane Screnci (610)337-5330/ e-mail: dps@nrc.gov Neil A. Sheehan (610)337-5331/e-mail: nas@nrc.govI-97-83July 14, 1997NRC, HADDAM NECK OFFICIALS T...

Press Release-06-032: NRC Staff Approves Power Uprate for Vermont Yankee.

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-11-142: Opening Remarks of NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko at the Briefing on NRC's Approach to Severe Accidents.

OPENING REMARKS OF NRC CHAIRMAN GREGORY B. JACZKO AT THE BRIEFING ON THE NRC’S APPROACH TO SEVERE ACCIDENTS Good morning. The Commission meets today to receive an overview of the agency’s approach to severe accidents and to discuss the potential uses for Level 3 probabilist...

NRC Orders Payment of $900,000 Fine from Thermal Science for Violations of NRC Requirements

NRC NEWSU. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONOffice of Public AffairsTelephone: 301/415-8200Washington, DC 20555-001E-mail: opa@nrc.govNo. 99-94 May 4, 1999NRC ORDERS PAYMENT OF $900,000 FINE FROM THERMAL SCIENCE FOR VIOLATIONS OF NRC REQUIREMENTSThe Nuclear Regulatory Commissio...

NRC Issues License Amendment Approving Stabilization Plan for Atlas Uranium Mill Tailings Pile in Ut

NRC NEWSU. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONOffice of Public AffairsTelephone: 301/415-8200Washington, DC 20555-001E-mail: opa@nrc.govNo. 99-113 May 28, 1999NRC ISSUES LICENSE AMENDMENT APPROVING STABILIZATION PLAN FOR ATLAS URANIUM MILL TAILINGS PILE IN UTAHThe Nuclear Regulat...

Press Release-93-156, The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received from independent Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards the attached report that provides comments on proposed final amendments to NRC's Part 55 regulation, "Operators' Licenses."

No. 93-156 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETel. 301/504-2240 (Wednesday, October 20, 1993)NOTE TO EDITORS:The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received from itsindependent Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards the attachedletter-type report that provides comments on proposed finalame...

Press Release-13-035: ASLB: San Onofre Confirmatory Action Letter Process Offers Opportunity for Adjudicatory Hearing.

No: 13-035 May 13, 2013 CONTACT: Scott Burnell, 301-415-8200 ASLB: San Onofre Confirmatory Action Letter Process Offers Opportunity for Adjudicatory Hearing The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) has decided partially in favor of a public interest gro...

Press Release-III-12-040: NRC Asks Exelon to Address Questions About Dresden's Flooding Response Plan.

NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Region III 2443 Warrenville Road Lisle IL 60532 Site: www.nrc.gov Blog: http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov No. III-12-040 Contact: Viktoria Mitlyng (630) 829-9662 Prema Chandrathil (630...

Press Release-91-151, Informing that telephone numbers for offices at ath Nuclear Regulatory Commission's White Flint North headquarters building in Rockville, MD are scheduled to change over the weekend of December 14.15.

No. 91-151 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETel. 30l/492-0240 (Monday, December 9, 1991)NOTE TO EDITORS:Telephone numbers for offices at the Nuclear RegulatoryCommission's White Flint North headquarters building in Rockville,MD, are scheduled to change over the weekend of December 14-15.T...

NRC Advisory Committee to Discuss Proposed Rules on Medical Uses of Radioactive Material

NRC NEWSU. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONOffice of Public AffairsTelephone: 301/415-8200Washington, DC 20555-001E-mail: opa@nrc.govNo. 98-22February 2, 1998NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS PROPOSED RULES ON MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALThe Nuclear Regulatory Commissi...

NRC, United States Enrichment Corp. Officials to Discuss Apparent Violations at Portsmouth Plant

NRC NEWSU. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONOFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, REGION III801 Warrenville Road, Lisle IL 60532CONTACT:   Jan Strasma (630) 829-9663/e-mail: rjs2@nrc.govAngela Greenman (630) 829-9662/e-mail: opa3@nrc.govNEWS ANNOUNCEMENT: RIII-98-36May 29, 1...

Press Release-13-008: NRC, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Issue Final Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Fermi 3 Reactor.

NRC, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ISSUE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR PROPOSED FERMI 3 REACTOR The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has concluded there are no environmental impacts to preclude issuing a Combined License (COL) to build and operate the proposed Fermi U...

Press Release-I-08-045: NRC Sends Specialists To Vermont Yankee To Review Cooling Tower Leak.

No. I-08-045 Contact: Diane Screnci 610/337-5330 Neil Sheehan 610/337-5331 July 13, 2008 NRC SENDS SPECIALISTS TO VERMONT YANKEE TO REVIEW COOLING TOWER LEAK The Nuclear Regulatory Commission launched a special inspection Sunday into the circu...

Press Release-I-05-029: NRC Reports Preliminary Results Of Millstone 3 Special Inspection.

NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs, Region I 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pa. Web Site: http://www.nrc...

2005/03/08-Press Release-05-044: NRC Seeks Public Input On Clinton Early Site Permit Application; Meeting To Be Held April 19.

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/OPAN...

NRC to Make Public Records Available Electronically, Change Public Document Room Program

NRC NEWSU. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONOffice of Public AffairsTelephone: 301/415-8200Washington, DC 20555-001E-mail: opa@nrc.govNo. 99-96 May 6, 1999NRC TO MAKE PUBLIC RECORDS AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY,CHANGE PUBLIC DOCUMENT ROOM PROGRAMThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission wi...

Note to Editors: ACRS Meetings Scheduled

NRC NEWSU. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONOffice of Public AffairsTelephone: 301/415-8200Washington, DC 20555-001E-mail: opa@nrc.govNo. 99-66 April 5, 1999NOTE TO EDITORS:The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards has scheduled meetings of fo...

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...

NRC To Meet With USEC Officials April 26 To Discuss Shutdown of Enrichment Operations at the Portsmo

NRC NEWSU.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONOffice of Public Affairs, Region III 2443 Warrenville Road, Lisle, IL 60532No. III-01-013 April 19, 2001CONTACT:Jan Strasma (630) 829-9663 Pam Alloway-Mueller (630) 829-9662E-mail: OPA3.RegionIII@nrc.gov  NRC T...

NRC Staff To Meet With Law Engineering To Discuss Apparent Violations of NRC Requirements

NRC NEWSU.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONOffice of Public Affairs, Region II 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, GA 30303 No. II-01-004 January 10, 2001CONTACT:Ken Clark (404) 562-4416 Roger D. Hannah (404) 562-4417 Joey Ledford (404) 562-4487E-mail: opa2@...

Press Release-97-167 NRC PROPOSES REGULATION ON AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION FOR HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY LICENSING PROCEEDING.

United States Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Public AffairsWashington, DC 20555Phone 301-415-8200 Fax 301-415-2234Internet:opa@nrc.govNo. 97-167 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Friday, November 7, 1997)NRC PROPOSES REGULATION ON AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATIONFOR HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACT...

Press Release-96-046, NRC has received the attached report from its Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards.

United States Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Public AffairsWashington, DC 20555Phone 301-415-8200 Fax 301-415-2234Internet:opa@nrc.govNo. 96-46 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Thursday, February 29, 1996)NOTE TO EDITORS:The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received the attached...

Multi-Purpose Canister System Evaluation, A Systems Engineering Approach.

DOE/RW-W45i (.1a n4fMulti-PurposeCanister SystemEvaluationASsmEnnei AA SystemsE E~ne rtngApproach4 / 6 C/" - Z/ C/This publication was produced by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of CivilianRadioactive Waste Management (OCRWM).For further information, please call:(800)...

Press Release-IV-97-016, NRC FINES CONNELL LTD. $8,800 FOR WORKER EXPOSURE INCIDENT

UNITED STATESNUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONOFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, REGION IV611 Ryan Plaza Drive - Suite 400Arlington, Texas 76011-8064RIV: 97-16 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Breck Henderson March 7, 1997OFFICE: 817/860-8128PAGER: (800) 443-7243 (065477)NRC FINES CONNELL LTD...