Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant

Enhanced federal inspections for Oyster Creek
Enhanced federal inspections for Oyster Creek
Enhanced federal inspections for Oyster Creek
The Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant in Lacey Township will undergo augmented inspections by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which today finalized a finding of low-to-moderate safety significance based on a water hose failure last January.
Oyster Creek siren test Tuesday morning
Oyster Creek siren test Tuesday morning
Oyster Creek siren test Tuesday morning
If you live, work, or attend school within the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone around the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant in Lacey Township, you'll want to hear sirens at about 10 AM on Tuesday, December 1. It means that you'll know if a reactor-related emergency is at hand.
FEMA-rated emergency drill Tuesday at Oyster Creek
FEMA-rated emergency drill Tuesday at Oyster Creek
FEMA-rated emergency drill Tuesday at Oyster Creek
On Tuesday afternoon, emergency vehicles will race to the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant and its surrounding environs in Lacey Township for a thorough check of how first-responders and plant staffers would handle actual emergencies. If you're anywhere near the site, you'll see some of the activity.
NRC Schedules Oyster Creek Safety Assessment Webinar
NRC Schedules Oyster Creek Safety Assessment Webinar
NRC Schedules Oyster Creek Safety Assessment Webinar
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) annual assessment of safety performance at the Oyster Creek Generating Station in Lacey Township takes place two ways this year. Regulators have scheduled an April 27 webinar, followed by their traditional in-person public meeting on May 28.
Temporary Shutdown at Oyster Creek
Temporary Shutdown at Oyster Creek
Temporary Shutdown at Oyster Creek
Officials at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant in Lacey Township say an electrical issue was to blame for a temporary shutdown Sunday afternoon. A spokeswoman says the problem was in the system that controls steam pressure at the facility...
Oyster Creek gets Blemish on its Record after Federal Review
Oyster Creek gets Blemish on its Record after Federal Review
Oyster Creek gets Blemish on its Record after Federal Review
The Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Lacey Township had four outages, or scrams,  during 2014, but only one of them was planned. A federal inspection in December found a July shutdown, which was among the three unplanned outages, has led to a downgrade in the facility's Performance Indicator from Green to White, or "very low safety significance" to "low to moderate,"

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