TMI Scrutiny Stepped Up After Flood Safety Failure
Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:22:49 CDT wtrf.com
The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is under heightened scrutiny by federal regulators because of a problem involving protections against flooding.
Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station
NRC Finalizes Three Mile Island Flood Danger Finding
Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:08:21 CDT power-eng.com
The Three Mile Island 1 nuclear power plant will receive additional oversight from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission after an inspection found problems with safety equipment from flooding.
NRC Notes Water Damage Potential To Dry Cask Storage
Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:47:12 CDT fiercehomelandsecurity.com
The two instances of water damage cited in the information notice--both in Pennsylvania, one at Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, and the other at Three Mile Island--didn't directly affect the spent fuel.
Update On Nuclear Emergency Evacuation Planning
Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:38:54 CDT wickedlocal.com
The 1979 Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Station accident demonstrated that radiological emergency evacuation planning was needed.
TMI Hosts 'Hostile Action' Drill
Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:46:27 CDT timesonline.com
Akron-based FirstEnergy, which owns the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station in Shippingport, the Davis -Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio, and the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Perry, Ohio, also owns Three Mile Island Unit 2.
TMI Will Be First U.S. Power Plant Formally Tested On Terrorist Attack Plan
Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:12:55 CDT pennlive.com
Neil Sheehan of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Three Mile Island today is set to become the first U.S. nuclear power plant to be formally drilled on its ability to respond to an air strike or similar attack.
Three Mile Island Emergency Drill To Be Held Today
Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:57:43 CDT pennlive.com
Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station. Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station is located on Three Mile Island in the Susquehanna River about a mile east of the west shore town of Goldsboro, foreground, in Newberry Township.
Nuclear Commission Cites TVA, Says Some Parts Not Certified
Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:19:21 CDT memphisdailynews.com
The new requirement was put into place when the NRC found nuclear operators were having problems finding nuclear-grade parts as reactor construction lagged following the Three Mile Island accident in 1979.
Energy Dept. Backs Uranium Mining In Western Colo.
Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:56:35 CDT summitdaily.com
But the mining boom collapsed with the end of the Cold War and the problems facing nuclear energy starting with Three Mile Island in 1979.
What Happened On The Day Of The Nation's Worst Nuclear Disaster Ever
Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:22:26 CDT businessinsider.com
Thirty-four years ago today, the worst nuclear disaster in U.S. history shook the nation to its core . The drama began at 4 a.m. on Three Mile Island, located in the middle of S usquehanna River, near Harrisburg, Pa..
