Oyster Creek (United States)

Type: City

Name: Oyster Creek (United States)

Latitude: 29.003

Longitude: -95.331902

population: 1,270

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Locals Take Aim at Vent Requirements at Oyster Creek

Several people took aim at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission last night specifically regarding recommendations from senior management who recommended that the Mark I and Mark II containment systems within Oyster Creek be equipped with a severe accident ... [Published Lacey Patch - May 16 2013]

Entities: Oyster Creek (United States), Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Darrell Roberts, Reactor, Paul Gunter

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Fair and Unfair Nuclear Editorials

Two recent editorials grapple with nuclear energy issues relevant to their states. The York (Penn.) Record becomes disturbed about some corrosion discovered on used fuel containers. A Nuclear Regulatory Commission report said that some of those ... [Published NEI Nuclear Notes - May 02 2013]

Entities: Nuclear, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

Nuke evacuation plans make little sense

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission apparently has no understanding of human behavior, especially in and around nuclear power plants should there be a catastrophic event.Its dismissal of a newly released Government Accountability Office report is disturbing. ... [Published Home News Tribune - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear, Oyster Creek (United States), Robert Casey

First reported Mar 25 2013 - Updated Mar 25 2013 - 1 reports

Studying Severe Weather Impacts on U.S. Nuclear Plants

Corinne Hanson, International and Nuclear Programs Assistant, Washington, D.C. We live in a world where the combination of increasingly common extreme weather events and aging nuclear reactors makes the threat of severe nuclear accidents all too ... [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - Mar 25 2013]

Entities: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Oyster Creek (United States), Nuclear, Geographic Information System

First reported Feb 24 2013 - Updated Feb 24 2013 - 1 reports

In the Gas Age, Rays of Hope for Nuclear Power

Duke Energy’s decision to close the Crystal River nuclear reactor, following on the heels of announced closures for Dominion Energy Resources’ Kewaunee nuclear reactor in Wisconsin and Exelon’s Oyster Creek plant in New Jersey, raises some intriguing ... [Published Pike Research - Feb 24 2013]

Entities: Natural Gas, Nuclear Power, Nuclear

First reported Feb 04 2013 - Updated Feb 04 2013 - 1 reports

The Incredible Cost of Climate Change on the Coast

Dylan Gasperik, Program Assistant, Communications, Santa Monica, California If my mid-city apartment becomes beachfront property, how will that affect my rent? In Los Angeles, it’s well-known that the closer you get to the beach, the more you ... [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - Feb 04 2013]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, Zoning, Indian Point (United States), Jesús Díaz, Oyster Creek (United States)

First reported Jan 11 2013 - Updated Jan 11 2013 - 1 reports

Exelon Corporation

US NRC Blog: NRC Reports on Oyster Creek Hurricane Performance

U.S. NRC Blog NRC Reports on Oyster Creek Hurricane Performance by Moderator A photo of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1, located near Forked River, N.J.Courtesy:©Exelon NuclearNeil SheehanPublic Affairs OfficerRegion IThe ... [Published Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire - Jan 11 2013]

Entities: Oyster Creek (United States), Hurricanes, Petitioner, Exelon Corporation, Emergency Preparedness

First reported Dec 06 2012 - Updated Dec 06 2012 - 1 reports

US NRC Blog Update: Sandy Update: The Last of Three Shutdown Plants Back to Full Power

U.S. NRC Blog Sandy Update: The Last of Three Shutdown Plants Back to Full Power by Moderator Credit: NASA/NOAAJustover five weeks after Sandy battered the Northeast, all three of thereactors that experienced a shutdown as a result of the storm ... [Published Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire - Dec 06 2012]

Entities: Reactor, Plants, Oyster Creek (United States), water level

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...This included inspections focused on the plant’s performance during Hurricane Sandy, which assessed the reasons for an "alert” declaration during the storm."

Locals Take Aim at Vent Requirements at Oyster Creek [Published Lacey Patch - May 16 2013]

"There's a powerful climate change signal in extreme weather events in Australia" said Joseph Reser, an adjunct professor at Griffith University's school of applied psychology...

Drumbeat: January 12, 2013 [Published The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our... - Jan 12 2013]

"Our extra inspectors sent to the potentially affected sites will continue, on an around-the-clock basis, to independently verify that the safety of these plants is maintained until the storm has passed and afterwards" NRC Chairman Allison Macfarlane said in a statement

Sandy forces shutdown of three nuclear plants [Published Reporter - Oct 30 2012]

"Careful planning ... paid off at all of the facilities, which were prepared to take the steps necessary to maintain safety against high winds, record flooding and disturbances on the regional electric grid" said a statement from the trade group

At nuke plants, no Fukushima revisited [Published Philadelphia Inquirer - Oct 30 2012]

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Locals Take Aim at Vent Requirements at Oyster ... [Published Lacey Patch - May 16 2013]
Fair and Unfair Nuclear Editorials [Published NEI Nuclear Notes - May 02 2013]
Aquageddon [Published Baltimore City Paper Online - Apr 17 2013]
Nuke evacuation plans make little sense [Published Home News Tribune - Apr 16 2013]
Nuclear Is NOT a Low-Carbon Source of Energy [Published Zero Hedge - Apr 14 2013]
Nuclear Is NOT a Low-Carbon Source of Energy [Published Zero Hedge - Apr 14 2013]
Nuclear Is NOT a Low-Carbon Source of Energy [Published naked capitalism - Apr 14 2013]
Studying Severe Weather Impacts on U.S. Nuclear... [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - Mar 25 2013]
In the Gas Age, Rays of Hope for Nuclear Power [Published Pike Research - Feb 24 2013]
The Incredible Cost of Climate Change on the Coast [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - Feb 04 2013]
NRC web news update 1/29 [Published Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire - Jan 29 2013]
Drumbeat: January 12, 2013 [Published The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - Jan 12 2013]
US NRC Blog: NRC Reports on Oyster Creek Hurric... [Published Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire - Jan 11 2013]
US NRC Blog Update: Sandy Update: The Last of T... [Published Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire - Dec 06 2012]
Sandy forces shutdown of three nuclear plants [Published Reporter - Oct 30 2012]
At nuke plants, no Fukushima revisited [Published Philadelphia Inquirer - Oct 30 2012]
No Fukushima revisited in nuke-plant operations... [Published Philadelphia Inquirer - Oct 30 2012]
Recovery from Sandy expected to take days [Published Mansfield News Journal - Oct 30 2012]
`Sandy’ carves path of destruction across east... [Published Philippine Daily Inquirer - Oct 30 2012]
Live: devastation as Superstorm Sandy hits East... [Published Telegraph - Oct 30 2012]
Business news in brief [Published Philadelphia Inquirer - Oct 23 2012]