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Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant | The Augusta Chronicle

...ruled Tuesday that construction of two additional nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle can proceed and that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission considered the risks that created ... ATLANTA -- The outcome of a $900 million dispute over work at Plant...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/topics/organizations/businesses/vogtle-nuclear-powe
Court rules in favor of Vogtle reactors

...ruled Tuesday that construction of two additional nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle can proceed and that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission considered the risks that created a nuclear accident in Japan.Southern Company, operator of the plant...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-05-14/court-rules-favor-vogtle-reac
CEO says Vogtle overruns won't hit customers

...will not raise rates for customers," he said. He said most of the $381 million overage was caused by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issuing the construction go-ahead later than what the company had expected. Fanning predicted no major...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/local-business/2013-05-16/ceo-says-vo
S.C. officials offer potassium iodide pills to residents near nuclear plants

...It is critical to remember this is not a magic pill that protects against all types of radiation."The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has provided the doses to the state. Supplies of the tablets, also referred to as KI tablets, will be available...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-04-29/sc-officials-offer-potassium-
Plant Vogtle's spent fuel storage site delayed till October

...Farley. Those sites are among 51 licensed cask facilities in 47 places in the U.S., according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. With no clear plan in sight for a national geologic repository, the NRC revealed in a 2011 Federal Register...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-04-30/plant-vogtles-spent-fuel-stor
NRC open house to feature Vogtle nuclear compliance

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will host an public "open house" April 18 to discuss the agency's assessment of Plant Vogtle's existing units 1 and 2 nuclear...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-04-10/nrc-open-house-feature-vogtle
Vogtle and other nuclear sites briefed on TVA gunfire probe

...summoned backup as the assailant escaped, according to a report in the Chattanooga Times Free Press.U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Roger Hannah said federal officials are aware of the incident but have found no evidence of a specific...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-04-22/vogtle-and-other-nuclear-site
Vogtle and other nuclear sites briefed on TVA gunfire probe

...summoned backup as the assailant escaped, according to a report in the Chattanooga Times Free Press.U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Roger Hannah said federal officials are aware of the incident but have found no evidence of a specific...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-04-22/vogtle-and-other-nuclear-site
Separation technology can stem nuclear waste threat

...produce about 1,000 bombs' worth of plutonium each year." (The Wall Street Journal, April 15)The Nuclear Regulatory Commission reports hundreds of malfunctions, reactor wall fractures, human errors and shutdowns at our aging nuclear...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/opinion-columns/2013-04-28/separation-techn
Vogtle Unit 2 reactor idled after coolant pump issue

...and they are in the process of repairing the equipment," said Joey Ledford, a spokesman for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, whose senior inspector at the Burke County site was notified immediately.The unscheduled shutdown, or...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-02-27/vogtle-unit-2-reactor-idled-a