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Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit 1

Location: Athens, AL (32 miles W of Huntsville, AL); Region II; Type: General Electric Type 4; Licensed MWt: 3458

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit 2

Location: Athens, AL (32 miles W of Huntsville, AL); Region II; Type: General Electric Type 4; Licensed MWt: 3458

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit 3

Location: Athens, AL (32 miles W of Huntsville, AL); Region II; Type: General Electric Type 4; Licensed MWt: 3458

Press Release-12-043: NRC Settles Discrimination Case; Vendor Agrees to Strengthen its Anti-Retaliation Policies.

NRC SETTLES DISCRIMINATION CASE; VENDOR AGREES TO STRENGTHEN ITS ANTI-RETALIAION POLICIES ABSG Consulting Inc., of Houston, has agreed to implement several measures aimed at strengthening its anti-retaliation policies as part of a settlement with the Nuclear Regulatory Com...

Press Release-09-086: NRC Advisory Committee On Reactor Safeguards To Meet June 3-5 In Rockville, MD.

NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS TO MEET JUNE 3-5 IN ROCKVILLE, MD. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a public meeting June 3-5 in Rockville, Md., to discuss several issues of current interest among ...

Press Release-08-030: NRC To Hold Public Workshop Feb. 22 On Regulation Of Uranium Conversion/Deconversion Facilities.

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 No. 08...

Press Release-13-022: NRC Meetings in Rockville, Md, April 12 to Discuss Fukushima Lessons Learned, Containment Venting Systems.

NRC MEETINGS IN ROCKVILLE, MD, APRIL 12 TO DISCUSS FUKUSHIMA LESSONS LEARNED, CONTAINMENT VENTING SYSTEMS The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will hold separate meetings April 12 related to the lessons learned from the March 2011 nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan. Th...

Press Release-15-040: NRC Amends Licensing, Inspection and Annual Fees Rule for FY 2015.

No: 15-040 June 30, 2015 CONTACT: Ivonne Couret, 301-415-8200 NRC Amends Licensing, Inspection and Annual Fees Rule for FY 2015 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has amended its regulations to reflect the licensing, inspection and annual fees it will charge its applicants and...

Press Release-99-071, NRC PLANS PUBLIC MEETING ON PERFORMANCE-BASED APPROACHES TO REGULATION

United States Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Public AffairsWashington, DC 20555Phone 301-415-8200 Fax 301-415-2234Internet:opa@nrc.govNo. 99-71 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Friday, April 9, 1999)NRC PLANS PUBLIC MEETING ON PERFORMANCE-BASEDAPPROACHES TO REGULATIONThe Nuclear ...

Press Release-96-162, NRC LAUNCHES ON-LINE DISCUSSION OF ELECTRONIC LICENSING SYSTEM FOR HIGH-LEVEL WASTE REPOSITORY

United States Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Public AffairsWashington, DC 20555Phone 301-415-8200 Fax 301-415-2234Internet:opa@nrc.govNo. 96-162 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Wednesday, November 20, 1996)NRC LAUNCHES ON-LINE DISCUSSION OF ELECTRONICLICENSING SYSTEM FOR HIGH-LE...

Press Release-11-072: NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards to Meet May 12-14 in Rockville, MD.

NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS TO MEET MAY 12-14 IN ROCKVILLE, MD. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a public meeting May 12-14 in Rockville, Md., to discuss several issues of current interest. Some...

Press Release-07-078 - NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards to Meet in Rockville, Maryland, July 11-13.

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-09-037: NRC Extends Comment Period to April 6 on Environmental Issues for Summer New Reactor Application.

NRC EXTENDS COMMENT PERIOD TO APRIL 6 ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FOR SUMMER NEW REACTOR APPLICATION Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is now accepting comment until April 6 regarding environmental issues the agency should consider in reviewing a Combined License applicati...

Press Release-99-163 NRC TO HOLD PUBLIC WORKSHOP ON REACTOR SAFETY CHAPTER OF ITS STRATEGIC PLAN

United States Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Public AffairsWashington, DC 20555Phone 301-415-8200 Fax 301-415-2234Internet:opa@nrc.govNo. 99-163 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(August 4, 1999)NRC TO HOLD PUBLIC WORKSHOP ON REACTOR SAFETY CHAPTEROF ITS STRATEGIC PLANThe Nuclear R...

Press Release-IV-96-029, NRC STAFF TO HOLD OPEN PREDECISIONAL ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE MAY 10 WITH WOLF CREEK.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Public Affairs, Region IV611 Ryan Plaza Drive - Suite 400Arlington, Texas 76011-8064RIV: 96-29 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Breck Henderson May 8, 1996OFFICE: 817/860-8128PAGER: (800) 443-7243 (065477)NRC STAFF TO HOLD OPEN PREDECIS...

Press Release-11-217: NRC Seeks Public Comment on Implementation of Reactor Oversight Process.

NRC SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF REACTOR OVERSIGHT PROCESS The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public comment on the implementation of the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP), which the agency put in place 11 years ago to revamp and improve its inspection ...

Press Release-13-036: NRC Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Rule for Packaging and Transporting Radioactive Materials.

No: 13-036 May 15, 2013 CONTACT: Maureen Conley, 301-415-8200 NRC Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Rule for Packaging and Transporting Radioactive Materials The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is requesting public comment on proposed changes to its regulations f...

Press Release-14-035: NRC Issues Annual Report on Abnormal Occurrences for FY2013.

No: 14-035 June 11, 2014 CONTACT: David McIntyre, 301-415-8200 NRC Issues Annual Report on Abnormal Occurrences for FY2013 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has released its annual report on abnormal occurrences for fiscal year 2013, citing 10 events involving...

Press Release-12-123: NRC Issues Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Dewey-Burdock Uranium Recovery Project; Seeks Public Comment.

NRC ISSUES DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT ON DEWEY-BURDOCK URANIUM RECOVERY PROJECT; SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a draft supplemental environmental impact statement for the proposed Dewey-Burdock in-situ uranium recovery project in...

Press Release-04-056: NRC Approves Testing Of Full-Scale Rail Cask For Transportation Of Spent Fuel.

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-16-063: NRC Begins Scoping Effort for Environmental Review of Proposed WCS Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility.

No: 16-063 November 14, 2016 Contact: Maureen Conley, 301-415-8200 NRC Begins Scoping Effort for Environmental Review of Proposed WCS Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking comments from the public on the issues to be covered in the e...

Press Release-08-140: NRC Solicits Public Input into How it Can Increase Public Access to Security Information.

NRC SOLICITS PUBLIC INPUT INTO HOW IT CAN INCREASE PUBLIC ACCESS TO SECURITY INFORMATION The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking suggestions from the public on how it can increase its level of openness related to security at nuclear power plants and certain other fa...

Press Release-09-192: Statement by NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko on Upcoming Commission Schedule.

STATEMENT BY NRC CHAIRMAN GREGORY B. JACZKO ON UPCOMING COMMISSION SCHEDULE “The Commission has established its tentative schedule for the first months of 2010 with the goal of continuing to ensure that our stakeholders are informed of, and involved in, the agency’s activi...

Press Release-08-185: NRC Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Revisions to its Waste Confidence Decision.

NRC SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON PROPOSED REVISIONS TO ITS WASTE CONFIDENCE DECISION The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to its waste confidence findings, in particular whether the findings should continue to include a timeframe fo...

Press Release-14-063: NRC, Chicago Bridge & Iron Agree On Actions To Enhance Welder Training Requirements.

No: 14-063 September 26, 2014 CONTACT: Dave McIntyre, 301-415-8200 NRC, Chicago Bridge & Iron Agree On Actions To Enhance Welder Training Requirements The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Chicago Bridge & Iron (CB&I) have agreed on several enhancements to a 2...

Press Release-97-110, NRC SEEKS EARLY PUBLIC INPUT TO HELP DEVELOP CHANGES TO REGULATIONS ON MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

United States Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Public AffairsWashington, DC 20555Phone 301-415-8200 Fax 301-415-2234Internet:opa@nrc.govNo. 97-110 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Friday, August 1, 1997)NRC SEEKS EARLY PUBLIC INPUT TO HELP DEVELOP CHANGESTO REGULATIONS ON MEDICAL U...

Press Release-98-209, NRC REOPENS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO MEDICAL POLICY STATEMENT, REGULATIONS, GUIDANCE

United States Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Public AffairsWashington, DC 20555Phone 301-415-8200 Fax 301-415-2234Internet:opa@nrc.govNo. 98-209 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Wednesday, November 18, 1998)NRC REOPENS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON PROPOSED CHANGESTO MEDICAL POLICY ST...

Press Release-00-106: NRC Seeks Public Comment On Issues; Plans Rulemaking For Packaging And Transporting Radioactive Material

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. 00-106 July 7, 2000NRC SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON ISSUES; PLANS RULEMAKING FORPACKAGING AND TRANSPORTING RADIO...