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Columbia Generating Station

Location: Richland, WA (20 miles NNE of Pasco, WA); Region IV; Type: General Electric Type 5; Licensed MWt: 3486

Press Release-02-051: NRC Approves Power Uprate for South Texas Project, Units 1 & 2

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...

NRC Staff Proposes $88,000 Fine Against Northeast Nuclear for Discriminatory Action Against Two Empl

NRC NEWSU. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONOFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, REGION I475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pa. 19406 I-99-18 March 9, 1999CONTACT:Diane Screnci (610)337-5330/ e-mail: dps@nrc.gov Neil A. Sheehan (610)337-5331/e-mail: nas@nrc.gov NRC STAFF PROPO...

Press Release-II-11-031: NRC Schedules Meeting to Discuss Safety Performance of Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel Plant in Columbia.

NRC SCHEDULES MEETING TO DISCUSS SAFETY PERFORMANCE OF WESTINGHOUSE NUCLEAR FUEL PLANT IN COLUMBIA The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with Westinghouse management in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday, May 11 to discuss the results of a regulatory safety per...

Press Release-03-122: NRC Approves Power Uprate For Edwin Hatch Units 1 And 2.

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....

Press Release-11-084: NRC Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement for Prairie Island Nuclear Plant.

NRC ISSUES FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has issued its final supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for the proposed renewal of the operating licenses ...

Press Release-III-96-044, NRC INSPECTION TEAM ISSUES REPORT ON FOAM SEALANT MATERIAL FOUND IN EQUIPMENT COOLING SYSTEM AT LASALLE NUCLEAR POWER STATION

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONRegion III Office of Public Affairs801 Warrenville Road, Lisle IL 60532-4351NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT: RIII-96-44 August 7, 1996CONTACT: Jan Strasma 708/829-9663Angela Dauginas 708/829-9662E-mail: opa3@nrc.govNRC INSPECTION TEAM ISSUES REPORT ON FOAM ...

Press Release-15-080: NRC Seeks Public Comment for Environmental Impact Statement on Proposed Medical Isotope Production Facility in Columbia, Mo.

No. 15-080 November 19, 2015 CONTACT: David McIntyre, 301-415-8200 NRC Seeks Public Comment for Environmental Impact Statement on Proposed Medical Isotope Productio...

Press Release-01-127: NRC Approves Power Uprate For Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant.

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-93-038 NRC STAFF PROPOSES TO FINE NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT $200,000 FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS AT COOPER NUCLEAR STATION

No. 93-38 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETel. 301-504-2240 (Wednesday, March 31, 1993)NRC STAFF PROPOSES TO FINE NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT$200,000 FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS AT COOPER NUCLEAR STATIONThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has informedNebraska Public Power District (NPP...

NRC Finds Performance 'Acceptable' at Perry Nuclear Plant in Latest Review

NRC NEWSU. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONOFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, REGION III801 Warrenville Road, Lisle IL 60532 NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT: RIII-99-13 March 31, 1999CONTACT:Jan Strasma (630) 829-9663/e-mail: rjs2@nrc.gov Angela Greenman (630) 829-9662/e-mail: opa3@nrc.gov...

Press Release-96-037, NRC STAFF PLANS PERFORMANCE REVIEW AT WESTINGHOUSE FUEL PLANT IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

United States Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Public AffairsWashington, DC 20555Phone 301-415-8200 Fax 301-415-2234Internet:opa@nrc.govNo. 96-37 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Tuesday, February 20, 1996)NRC STAFF PLANS PERFORMANCE REVIEW AT WESTINGHOUSEFUEL PLANT IN COLUMBIA, SO...

Press Release-06-095: NRC Approves Power Uprate for Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant.

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-08-122: NRC Approves Power Uprate for Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant.

NRC APPROVES POWER UPRATE FOR COMANCHE PEAK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT The Nuclear Regulatory Commission June 26 approved a request by Luminant Generation Co. to increase the generating capacity of Units 1 and 2 of the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant by approximately 4.5 percen...

NRC Staff Issues Letters to Commonwealth Edison Co. on Actions to Be Taken Prior to Startup of Zion

  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.gov Angela Dauginas (630) 829-9662/e-mail: opa3@nrc.govNEWS ANNOUNCEMENT: RIII-...

Press Release-05-067: NRC Approves Extended Power Uprate for Waterford Nuclear Power Plant.

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://w...

Press Release-08-123: NRC Approves Power Uprate for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant.

NRC APPROVES POWER UPRATE FOR DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on June 30 approved a request by FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company to increase the generating capacity of the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant by approximately 1.6 percent. T...

Press Release-08-011: NRC Approves Power Uprate for Crystal River Nuclear Power Plant.

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 Site: http://www.nrc.gov No. 08-011 January 24, 2008 NRC APPROVES POWER UPRATE FOR CRYSTAL RIVER NUCLEAR POWER PLANT...

Press Release-01-064: NRC Sends Special Inspection Team To Westinghouse Fuel Fabrication Facility In Columbia, S.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-II-10-003: NRC Sends Special Inspection Team to Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel Plant Near Columbia.

No. II-10-003 February 1, 2010 CONTACT: Roger Hannah (404) 562-4417 E-mail: OPA2@nrc.gov Joey Ledford (404) 562-4416 NRC SENDS SPECIAL INSPECTION TEAM TO WESTINGHOUSE NUCLEAR FUEL PLANT NEAR COLUMBIA The U.S. ...

Press Release-08-124 - NRC Approves Power Uprate for Cooper Nuclear Power Plant.

NRC APPROVES POWER UPRATE FOR COOPER NUCLEAR POWER PLANT The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on June 30th approved a request by Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) to increase Cooper Nuclear Station’s generating capacity by 1.62 percent. The reactor is about 23 miles south...

Press Release-12-065: NRC Approves Increased Power Output for Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant.

NRC APPROVES INCREASED POWER OUTPUT FOR SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a request by Progress Energy to increase the power generating capacity of the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant by 1.66 percent. The power uprate for t...

Press Release-08-149: NRC Approves Power Uprate For Millstone Nuclear Power Plant.

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 Site: http://www.nrc.gov No. 08-149 August 12, 2008NRC APPROVES POWER UPRATE FOR MILLSTONE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT The Nu...

Press Release-99-136 G. PAUL BOLLWERK NAMED CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE OF ATOMIC SAFETY & LICENSING BOARD PANEL.

United States Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Public AffairsWashington, DC 20555Phone 301-415-8200 Fax 301-415-2234Internet:opa@nrc.govNo. 99-136 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Tuesday, July 6, 1999)G. PAUL BOLLWERK NAMED CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGEOF ATOMIC SAFETY & LICENSING BO...

News Release - Detection on Iodine from the Main Stack of Unit 7 at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station, Tokyo Electric Power Co., due to the "The Niigaken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake in 2007."

(News Release Ministry of Economy,Trade and Industry (METI)PRI-07-31Press Release Information Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA),Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)Detection of iodine from the main stack. of Unit 7 at Kashiwazaki7Kariwa Nuclear PowerStation...

Press Release-03-002: NRC Seeks Public Comment On Draft Review Standard For Nuclear Power Plants Seeking Power Uprates.

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...