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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-IV-08-027: NRC Dispatches Inspector to National Institute of Standards & Technology Lab in Colorado Following Contamination Event.

No. IV-08-027 Contact: Victor Dricks Phone: (817) 860-8128 June 11, 2008 E-Mail: opa4@nrc.gov NRC DISPATCHES INSPECTOR TO NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS & ...

Press Release-08-186: NRC Announces Opportunity to Participate in Hearing on New Reactor Application for Summer Site.

NRC ANNOUNCES OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN HEARING ON NEW REACTOR APPLICATION FOR SUMMER SITE The Nuclear Regulatory Commission today announced the opportunity to participate in the hearing on a Combined License (COL) application for two new reactors at the Summer site nea...

Press Release-08-184: NRC Advisory Committee on Medical Uses of Isotopes to Meet Oct. 27-28.

NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL USES OF ISOTOPES TO MEET OCT. 27-28 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Advisory Committee on Medical Uses of Isotopes will meet Oct. 27-28 to discuss among other items, subcommittee reports on cesium chloride used in medical applications a...

Press Release-09-078: NRC Seeks Public Comment on Potential Changes to Radiation Protection Regulations.

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. 09-078 April 27, 2009 NRC SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON POTENTIAL CHANGES TO RADIATION PROTECTI...

Press Release-06-134: NRC Approves Final Rule on National Source Tracking System for Radioactive Materials of Concern.

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-IV-03-030: NRC Staff Issues Order Prohibiting Involvement in NRC-Licensed Activities to Former Radiation Safety Officer in Idaho.

NRC NEWS U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive - Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4005No. IV-03-030 July 7, 2003Contact: V...

Press Release-IV-09-030: NRC to Hold Public Meeting on Contamination Event at National Institute of Standards & Technology Lab.

No. IV-09-030 Contact: Victor Dricks Phone: (817) 860-8128 August 28, 2009 E-Mail: OPA4.Resource@nrc.gov NRC TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING ON CONTAMINATION EVENT AT NATIONAL...

Press Release-94-024, NRC ANNOUNCES PROGRESS TO DATE ON REVIEW OF LICENSE FILES FOR RADIATION EXPERIMENTS ON HUMANS

No. 94-24 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETel. 301-504-2240 (Thursday, February 10, 1994)NRC ANNOUNCES PROGRESS TO DATE ON REVIEW OF LICENSE FILESFOR RADIATION EXPERIMENTS ON HUMANSThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission is reporting on its reviewto date of available files for certain licensee...

Press Release-09-135: NRC Announces Hearing Opportunity, Public Meetings in Hawaii on U.S. Army Depleted Uranium Munitions.

NRC ANNOUNCES HEARING OPPORTUNITY, PUBLIC MEETINGS IN HAWAII ON U.S. ARMY DEPLETED URANIUM MUNITIONS The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice of opportunity to request a hearing on a license application from the U.S. Army for possession of depleted uranium at ...

Press Release-IV-10-004: NRC Issues Confirmatory Order to National Institute of Standards After Agreement is Reached Under the Alternate Dispute Resolution - Individual is Barred from NRC-Licensed Activity for One Year.

No. IV-10-004 Contact: Victor Dricks Phone: (817) 860-8128 March 2, 2010 E-Mail: OPA4.Resource@nrc.gov NRC ISSUES CONFIRMATORY ORDER TO NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AFTER AGREEMENT IS REACHED UNDER THE ALTERNATE DISPUTE RES...

Press Release-11-178: NRC to Hold Mandatory Hearing Regarding Vogtle New Reactor Application Sept. 27-28 in Rockville, MD.

NRC TO HOLD MANDATORY HEARING REGARDING VOGTLE NEW REACTOR APPLICATION SEPT. 27-28 IN ROCKVILLE, MD The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct a mandatory hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 27, and Wednesday, Sept. 28, on an application for Combined Licenses (COL) and related Li...

Press Release-13-017: NRC Amends Regulations on Security of Radioactive Materials.

NRC AMENDS REGULATIONS ON SECURITY OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is amending its security regulations to expand upon and make generally applicable measures the agency imposed for risk-significant radioactive materials after Sept. 11, 2001. In ...

Speech-02-023: Remarks To Staff.

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. S...

Press Release-II-09-065: NRC Issues Order Modifying Construction Authorization for Mixed Oxide Facility.

No. II-09-065 November 25, 2009 CONTACT: Roger Hannah (404) 562-4417 E-mail: OPA2@nrc.gov Joey Ledford (404) 562-4416 NRC ISSUES ORDER MODIFYING CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION FOR MIXED OXIDE FACILITY The U.S. Nucle...

Press Release-07-070: NRC Seeks Public Comment On Proposed Changes To New Reactor Application Hearing Policy.

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-08-027: NRC Announces Opportunity to Participate in Hearing on New Reactor Application for Bellefonte Site.

NRC ANNOUNCES OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN HEARING ON NEW REACTOR APPLICATION FOR BELLEFONTE SITE The Nuclear Regulatory Commission today announced the opportunity to participate in the hearing on a Combined License (COL) application for two new reactors at the Bellefonte...

Press Release-08-084: NRC Announces Opportunity to Participate in Hearing on New Reactor Application for Lee Site.

NRC ANNOUNCES OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN HEARING ON NEW REACTOR APPLICATION FOR LEE SITE The Nuclear Regulatory Commission today announced the opportunity to participate in the hearing on a Combined License (COL) application for two new reactors at the Lee site near Gaf...

Press Release-92-028 NOTE TO EDITORS: The NRC has received three letter-type reports from its Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards re use of design acceptance criteria during Part 52 reviews & trends in core-melt probability.

No. 92-28 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETel. 301/504-2240 (Friday, February 21, 1992)NOTE TO EDITORS;The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received threeletter-type reports from its independent Advisory Committeeon Reactor Safeguards. The attached letter reports providecomments on:1) u...

Press Release-11-177: Amended: NRC Advisory Committee on Medical Uses of Isotopes to Meet Sept. 22-23, in Rockville, MD.

(Revised: new telephone bridge line, room change and extended date for submissions) AMENDED: NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL USES OF ISOTOPES TO MEET SEPT. 22-23, IN ROCKVILLE, MD. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Advisory Committee on Medical Uses of Isotopes (AC...

Press Release-I-97-121, NRC CITES FIRM FOR VIOLATION INVOLVING TRANSFER OF "EXIT" SIGNS

United States Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Public Affairs, Region I475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19401Phone: 610/337-5330 Fax: 610/337-5241Internet: dps@nrc.gov or nas@nrc.govI-97-121 September 12, 1997Contact: Diane Screnci FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENeil A. Shee...

Press Release-97-176 NRC CHANGES REGULATIONS TO PERMIT EXEMPT DISTRIBUTION OF RADIOACTIVE DIAGNOSTIC DRUG.

United States Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Public AffairsWashington, DC 20555Phone 301-415-8200 Fax 301-415-2234Internet:opa@nrc.govNo. 97-176 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Wednesday, November 26,1997)NRC CHANGES REGULATIONS TO PERMITEXEMPT DISTRIBUTION OF RADIOACTIVE DIAGNO...

Press Release-I-96-023, NRC STAFF SUSPENDS RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS LICENSE OF EASTERN TESTING AND INSPECTION, INC, OF THOROFARE, NEW JERSEY

(more)United States Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Public Affairs, Region I475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19401Phone: 610/337-5330 Fax: 610/337-5241Internet: dps@nrc.gov or vld@nrc.govI-96-23 April 1, 1996Contact: Diane Screnci FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEVictor Drick...

Press Release-99-204 NRC RELEASES PREVIOUSLY CONTAMINATED SITE IN PENNSYLVANIA FOR UNRESTRICTED USE

United States Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Public AffairsWashington, DC 20555Phone 301-415-8200 Fax 301-415-2234Internet:opa@nrc.govNo. 99-204September 27, 1999NRC RELEASES PREVIOUSLY CONTAMINATED SITE IN PENNSYLVANIAFOR UNRESTRICTED USEThe Nuclear Regulatory Commiss...

Press Release-01-048: NRC Changes Regulations On Electronic Documents For Possible High-Level Waste Repository Hearing

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. 01-048 April 26, 2001NRC CHANGES REGULATIONS ON ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTSFOR POSSIBLE HIGH-LEVEL WASTE REPOSITOR...

Press Release-IV-03-041: NRC Proposes $90,000 Fine For Schlumberger Technology Corp..

NRC NEWS U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive - Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4005No. IV-03-041 October 16, 2003Contac...