Wednesday, November 28, 2012
A pinhole leak found on a reactor vessel head cooling system at the nuclear power plant will be repaired before Oyster Creek returns online
A pinhole leak has been found on a reactor vessel head cooling system at Oyster Creek Generating Station, according to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) spokesman Neil Sheehan. The leak was discovered on Tuesday during a refueling and maintenance outage that began at the nuclear power plant on Oct. 22. The system is utilized to cool the reactor vessel head during shutdown, he said. The pinhole leak was found through an earlier weld and was weeping approximately two to three drops per minute, he said. “Exelon will need to develop a repair plan that is consistent with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code (ASME),” Sheehan said. “NRC metallurgical specialists will continue to engage Exelon on the leak, including a review of the …
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
A petition has been filed to the NRC to address Hurricane Sandy-related concerns prior to permitting Oyster Creek Generating Station to return to service
Anti-nuclear advocates have filed emergency legal proceedings with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and have made an appeal to Gov. Chris Christie to intervene and ensure that "major flaws" at Oyster Creek Generating Station are addressed prior to the nuclear power plant returning online. “We’ve just been through a heart wrenching catastrophe with Sandy,” said Janet Tauro, chair of the Board of Directors of the NJ Environmental Federation (NJEF) and founder of Grandmothers, Mothers and More for Energy Safety (GRAMMES). “So many have lost their homes, been displaced, been made physically ill by the aftermath of the devastation that to add the greater risk of a Fukushima radioactive event to the mix would simply be inhuman.” The …
Saturday, November 17, 2012
The NRC continues its Special Investigation following Hurricane Sandy
Oyster Creek’s reactor nozzle, which leads into the power plant’s reactor, will need repairs prior to returning online, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Spokesman Neil Sheehan said. The plant was shut down in October for a refueling and maintenance outage in which numerous plant components and systems are inspected. During those inspections, two “indications” were identified on a nozzle attached to the reactor vessel, Sheehan said. “An indication is not a crack but rather a flaw that, left unaddressed, could eventually develop into a crack. One of the indications found at Oyster Creek was 2.5 inches in length, the other 1.5 inches in length,” he said. The nozzle is associated with the plant’s control rod drive mechanisms. “The goal is …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Oyster Creek terminates alert status, resumes operations
Power has been restored to Oyster Creek Generating Station after a loss due to Hurricane Sandy. Once electrical service was lost, the nuclear power plant utilized backup generators to power water pumps that cool the fuel stored in the nuclear reactor, a statement from the state Department of Environmental Protection said. Oyster Creek Generating Station terminated its “alert” status early this morning after the intake water level returned to normal. The “alert” was terminated at 3:53 a.m. today and normal operations resumed less than 36 hours after Hurricane Sandy pummeled the Jersey Shore, a statement from Oyster Creek said. On Monday night, the plant suffered power outages, declared an “alert’’ due to rising water levels and lost a …
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
The plant declared an "alert" as water levels rose at its canal, experienced a power outage and lost a portion of its warning alarm system
The Department of Environmental Protection and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are monitoring the impacts of Hurricane Sandy on operations at Oyster Creek Generating Station, a news release from the Gov. Chris Christie’s office said. The nuclear power plant suffered power outages and declared an “alert” on Monday night due to the rising water levels as a result of high tides, wind direction and storm surge. The plant also lost a portion of its warning alarm system. An NRC statement noted that Oyster Creek remains in “safe condition” and the federal agency anticipates that water levels will abate within several hours. The plant experienced a power disruption in the station’s switchyard. The station’s two backup diesel generators …
Monday, September 10, 2012
Only two findings marked as "green"and fell under a cross cutting aspect in the area of human performance and decision making
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has moved forward in conducting the next set of inspections at Oyster Creek Generating Station after it was determined that the power plant had performed within the nominal and expected range for its mid-cycle performance review. The mid-cycle performance review was completed on Aug. 16. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators as well as inspection results and actions from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. The only findings noted in the most recent quarterly report were green, or minor. “Both were green findings, which are very low safety significance. We have NRC inspectors here on site and their job is to look at everything we do and make sure we’re doing everything right to a…
Monday, August 6, 2012
The public can listen to the meeting via webcast on the NRC's website at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is holding a meeting at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7 about its efforts to implement lessons learned from the Fukushima Dai-ichi accident. The meeting will be held at NRC headquarters in Rockville, Md., but will be open to the public via webcast. NRC staff and other stakeholders will brief the public on lessons learned and actions taken post Fukushima. The webcast will be made available at www.nrc.gov. The meeting is expected to last three hours. The slides for the various presenters for the meeting can be found by clicking this link. The agenda is as follows: Speaker: James Scaroloa, Executive Director, U.S. Industry Fukushima Response Topic: Industry actions taken in response to the Fukushima accident Duration…
Friday, April 6, 2012
As requested by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the National Research Council is developing a study that will analyze the cancer risks in populations near nuclear plants
Oyster Creek Generating Station may be included in a pilot study of cancer risks in populations in close proximity to nuclear facilities. The National Research Council will conduct the two-phase study, which was requested and will be funded by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), on the 104 nuclear reactors and 13 fuel cycle facilities licensed throughout the country. Phase one will identify scientific approaches for the study while phase two, if the NRC chooses to proceed, would actually carry it out. The study is a follow-up to one that was done in 1990 by the National Cancer Institute that had limitations and is now outdated, said John Burris, chair of the committee that wrote the report and president of Burroughs Wellcome Fund. …
Thursday, March 22, 2012
NRC issues its first orders for U.S. power plants post Fukushima
Advocates are concerned that Oyster Creek Generating Station may find a way around the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) first orders post Fukushima as the plant won’t have to comply until 2016, two years before its operating license expires. “They agreed to an early shutdown,” said, Gregory Auriemma, local attorney and president of the Ocean County chapter of the Sierra Club. “But the question is, will (upgrades) be cost effective?” On March 12, the NRC issued three immediately effective orders for power reactors licensees, including Oyster Creek, to do the following: The NRC cites “public health” as the primary reason for the new orders. “The NRC believes that continued operation under existing regulations does not pose an imminent …
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Report recommends a battery backup for the emergency sirens, additional emergency diesel pumps, and more
Oyster Creek Generating Station is operating safely and has effective response plans to deal with potential emergency situations, according to the final report of Gov. Chris Christie’s Nuclear Review Task Force. "Based on information provided by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and licensed operators of New Jersey's nuclear plants, Task Force members have a high level of confidence that New Jersey's nuclear power plants are operating safely and have effective action plans to address the lessons learned from the Fukushima incident," Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin, who chairs the Task Force, said this week. The Task Force examined lessons learned from the nuclear emergency that occurred in Japan last …
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