Nuclear Plants in South Carolina, Missouri Face the Highest Quake Risks October 22, 2020 By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON — The U.S. nuclear power reactors facing the highest risks of a meltdown from earthquakes are not in tremor-prone...
New Rules for Nuclear Plant Workers: 12-Hour Days for Two Weeks Straight April 20, 2020 By Will Wade Nuclear power plants can now implement longer shifts for workers and delay some inspections, raising concerns that as the coronavirus...
Nuclear Industry Push for Reduced Oversight Gaining Traction July 19, 2019 By Ellen Knickmeyer WASHINGTON — Fewer mock commando raids to test nuclear power plants’ defenses against terrorist attacks. Fewer, smaller government inspections for...
Nuclear Regulator Downplays Safety Warnings December 21, 2017 By BRETT CHASE and MADISON HOPKINS of Better Government Association Better Government Association The federal agency responsible for safety at the nation’s 61 nuclear power plants routinely downplays warnings from plant workers and...
Workers Inhaled Uranium at Wyoming Mine December 8, 2014 By MEAD GRUVER Six workers at a Wyoming uranium mine inhaled the radioactive element while cleaning up a spill inside a processing building...
Uneven Enforcement Suspected at Nuclear Plants October 17, 2013 By JEFF DONN The number of safety violations at U.S. nuclear power plants varies dramatically from region to region, pointing to inconsistent enforcement...
NRC Finds Flood Concerns at 2 Tennessee Valley Authority Nuclear Plants March 21, 2013 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has found substantial safety issues at two Tennessee Valley Authority nuclear plants involving flooding risks. The...