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Oyster Creek Safety Open House In Manahawkin [AUDIO]

Ilya Hemlin — Wed, 15 May 2013 09:33:19 +0000

Anyone with questions about the Oyster Creek Power Plant's latest safety assessment by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is invited to an Open House in Manahawkin hosted by the NRC.

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NRC Orders Vent Upgrades for Oyster Creek and 30 Other Reactors

Tom Mongelli — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:45:38 +0000

Operators of 31 American nuclear power plants, including Oyster Creek in Lacey Township, can expect to enhance venting systems in order to safeguard against disasters similar to Japan's Fukushima-Daichi tsunami-related debacle.

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Ocean County's Oyster Creek Replacing Sirens [AUDIO]

Jason Allentoff — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:13:41 +0000

Superstorm Sandy was an eye-opener for owners of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant in Ocean County's Lacey Township.

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NRC to Menendez: Oyster Creek's Fine

Tom Mongelli — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:09:22 +0000

Operations at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant in Lacey might have become hectic during Hurricane Sandy, but were never touch-and-go, says the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in response to U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ).

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Oyster Creek Issues Quarterly Inspection Report [AUDIO]

Jason Allentoff — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:16:23 +0000

How did the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant fare during the last quarter of 2012? What about during Superstorm Sandy?

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NRC Probe Justifies Oyster Creek Worker's Firing

Tom Mongelli — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:11:46 +0000

Federal nuclear investigators affirm Exelon's termination of a worker who hid a 2004 impaired-driving arrest while training to be a senior reactor operator.

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Oyster Creek Petition To Be Heard By NRC [AUDIO]

Rosetta Key — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:21:55 +0000

A group that's against the continued operation of the nation's oldest nuclear power plant wins an audience with federal nuclear regulators next month.

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Oyster Creek Critics Seek Restart Roadblock

Tom Mongelli — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:44:46 +0000

The refueling outage at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant in Lacey Township is nearly complete. But if anti-nuclear activists have any say in it, there's a lot more to do before power production resumes.

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Anti-Nuclear Groups Call For Post-Sandy Inspections [AUDIO]

Ilya Hemlin — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:32:26 +0000

Anti Nuclear activists are asking the Governor's office and Nuclear Regulatory Commission to keep Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station offline until the plant's emergency procedures and evacuation plans are re-evaluated following Hurricane Sandy.

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Oyster Creek Launches "Cold Shutdown" Following Off Site Outage

Ilya Hemlin — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:18:50 +0000

Oyster Creek went dark early this morning due to a loss of off site power, causing the plant's reactor to be shut down as a precaution.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region 1 spokesperson Neil Sheehan says at 3:41 in the morning the plant lost a 230 kilovolt line -presumable due to a loss of ground or electrical fault, causing the reactor's to "scram"-where all the control rods get inserting rapidly into the reactor, halting fission immediately and shutting down the reactor

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Court Strikes Down NRC Waste Confidence Decision

Christopher Tamas — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 08:56:08 +0000

A federal appeals court decision on nuclear waste storage has Oyster Creek protesters smiling and NRC officials reeling.

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Oyster Creek Mulled For Possible Cancer Study

Tom Mongelli — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:29:38 +0000

Do people who live near nuclear power plants run a higher risk of cancer than those who don't? If a study recommended by a Washington DC group is undertaken, the region around Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant in Lacey Township is one of seven targeted for analysis

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Oyster Creek Passes Safety Assessment But Leaves Environmentalists Unhappy

Ilya Hemlin — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:54:54 +0000

The yearly safety assessment by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of the Oyster Creek Power Plant came back with positive results, however anti nuclear activists claim the NRC continues to not be forthcoming with information.

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NRC Sets Vote On Georgia Nuclear Reactors

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:01:09 +0000

Federal regulators are considering a plan to build the nation's first nuclear power plant in a generation.

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Two New Nuclear Plants Slated For Approval Today

Rosetta Key — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:48:52 +0000

It's hard to believe the U.S. Hasn't built any new nuclear reactors in 30 years but that's about to change. According to cnnmoney.com, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is expected to approve licenses to build two new nuclear reactors in Georgia today.

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Oyster Creek Off Site Emergency Review Postponed Until 2012

Ilya Hemlin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:08:25 +0000

The off site emergency management review for the Oyster Creek Power Plant in Lacey is postponed into next year thanks to Hurricane Irene.

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