Saturday, March 24, 2012

• Utility Products – United States : NNSA Achieves Major Milestone in Radioactive Source Security
• UN: IAEA – IAEA International Expert Meeting on Fukushima Accident Proposes Safety Improvements

Friday, March 23, 2012

• NEI Nuclear Notes – Out of Zion; Into Small Reactors – Mark Flanagan
• DOE – A Basic, and Slightly Acidic, Solution to Hydrogen Storage – Charles Rousseaux
• DOE:HSS – Chronic Beryllium Disease (CBD) Awareness
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Sunshine Federal Register Notice Page 17102 [FR DOC# 2012-7177]

Thursday, March 22, 2012

• DOE – Obama Administration Announces $450 Million to Design and Commercialize U.S. Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
• DOE – Obama Administration Announces $14.2 Million in New Funding to Develop Lightweight Materials for Advanced Vehicles
• DOE – Obama Administration Announces New Funding for Biomass Research and Development Initiative
• DOE – Fact Sheet: Obama Administration Commitment to American Made Energy
• NRC – NRC to Hold Open House on March 29 in Plymouth, Mass., to Discuss Annual Assessment of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant
• NRC – NRC, Energy Dept. to Host IAEA Conference on Nuclear Plant Life Management for Long-Term Operations May 14-18 in Salt Lake City
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Draft Regulatory Guides; Availability: Quality Verification for Plate-Type Uranium-Aluminum Fuel Elements for Use in Research and Test Reactors Page 16868 [FR DOC# 2012-6896]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Proposed Models for Plant-Specific Adoption of Technical Specifications: Proposed Models for Plant-Specific Adoption of Technical Specifications Task Force Traveler TSTF-522, Revision 0, “Revise Ventilation System Surveillance Requirements To Operate for 10 Hours per Month” Pages 16869-16870 [FR DOC# 2012-6894]
• Oceania: Radio Australia – UN to assess Marshall Islands nuclear effects

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

• NRC – NRC to Discuss Upcoming Earthquake Re-evaluation April 2-3 in Palo Alto, Calif.
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Hanford Pages 16542-16543 [FR DOC# 2012-6789]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – PROPOSED RULES Petition for Rulemaking Submitted by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. Pages 16483-16484 [FR DOC# 2012-6843]
• UN: Reuters – IAEA says nuclear security improving, more to be done – Fredrik Dahl

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

• DOE – Lab Game-Changers in Our Past and Future – Kate Bannan
• DOE:IG – The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management’s Budget Allocation Plan, OAS-L-12-03
• DOE:IG – Performance Audit of the Department of Energy’s Improper Payment Reporting in the Fiscal Year 2011 Agency Financial Report, OAS-FS-12-07
• NRC – NRC to Hold Open House on March 28 in Stafford Township, N.J., to Discuss Annual Assessment of Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant
• NRC – NRC Staff to Meet With Omaha Public Power District Officials to Discuss Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant
• NRC – NRC Seeks Public Comment at Start of Process to Revise “Station Blackout” Rule
• NRC – NRC Schedules Meetings to Discuss Vogtle Nuclear Plant Performance and Construction Inspection for New Units
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Draft Guidance; Availability: Updated Aging Management Criteria for Reactor Vessel Internal Components of Pressurized Water Reactors Pages 16270-16271 [FR DOC# 2012-6694]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Facility Operating Licenses: Biweekly Notice: Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations Pages 16271-16278 [FR DOC# 2012-6261]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES License Renewal Applications: License Renewal Application for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3; Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Page 16278 [FR DOC# 2012-6666]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards: Notice of Meeting Pages 16278-16280 [FR DOC# 2012-6667]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Sunshine Federal Register Notice Page 16280 [FR DOC# 2012-6796]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – PROPOSED RULES Station Blackout Pages 16175-16183 [FR DOC# 2012-6665]

Monday, March 19, 2012

• Alliance for Nuclear Accountability – Nuclear Budget Busters: The U.S. Department of Energy’s–Riskiest, Most Unaccountable Projects (pdf-472K)
• FCNL – Nuclear Calendar Update
• NEI – Document Library
• DOE – United States Announces New Bilateral Partnership with Ghana
• DOE – The Rest of the Story: What Critics Aren’t Telling You About Two Innovative Solar Projects
• NRC – NRC to Hold Open House on March 22 in Shippingport, PA., to Discuss Annual Assessment of Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant
• NRC – NRC to Hold Public Meetings on March 21st in Berwick, PA., to Discuss Annual Assessment of Susquehanna Nuclear Plant and Results of Recent Supplemental Inspection
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Nevada Page 16021 [FR DOC# 2012-6548]
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Portsmouth Pages 16021-16022 [FR DOC# 2012-6549]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES License Amendment Requests: License Amendment Request From Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC, Hematite Decommissioning Project Pages 16077-16082 [FR DOC# 2012-6541]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures; Notice of Meeting Page 16082 [FR DOC# 2012-6543]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Order Modifying Licenses With Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation: In the Matter of All Power Reactor Licensees and Holders of Construction Permits in Active Or Deferred Status: Order Modifying Licenses With Regard To Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Effective Immediately) Pages 16082-16090 [FR DOC# 2012-6550]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Order Modifying Licenses With Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events: Order Modifying Licenses With Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events (Effective Immediately) Pages 16091-16098 [FR DOC# 2012-6547]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Orders Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Hardened Containment Vents: In the Matter of All Operating Boiling Water Reactor Licensees With Mark I and Mark II Containments; Order Modifying Licenses With Regard To Reliable Hardened Containment Vents (Effective Immediately) Pages 16098-16105 [FR DOC# 2012-6545]
• Canada: CNSC – Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission News Update