Nuclear Regulatory Commission - News Release
No: III-25-003 March 21, 2025
Contact: Viktoria Mitlyng, 630-829-9662 Prema Chandrathil, 630-829-9663

NRC Proposes $14,400 Civil Penalty Against Missouri-based Hospital

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed a $14,400 civil penalty against Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, for violations associated with providing appropriate oversight and guidance for a medical treatment using NRC-regulated material.

The NRC identified four violations of NRC requirements involving failures related to a written directive, proper treatment procedures, training, and staffing of a Radiation Safety Officer. The violations were documented in a December inspection report.

There was no impact on public health as a result of these violations.

The NRC issued the enforcement action after reviewing the circumstances surrounding the proposed violations, considering the information presented by the company during a pre-decisional enforcement conference, and taking into account corrective actions the company has or plans to take to comply with NRC regulations.

The company has 30 days to pay the fine, dispute it, or request involvement from a neutral third-party.

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A new way to power data centers: pair clean energy and… | Canary Media

A new way to power data centers: pair clean energy and… | Canary Media

An RMI report finds that solar and wind energy could connect to rarely used gas plants to meet gigawatts of data center demand, and still share power with the grid.

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Annual Assessment Letter for Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 (Reports 05000277/2024006 and 05000278/2024006)

Annual Assessment Letter for Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 (Reports 05000277/2024006 and 05000278/2024006)

ADAMS Accession No. ML25069A473

Peach Bottom ROP-25 Annual Assessment Letter & IP 22.pdf

Nuclear Regulatory Commission - News Release

No: I-25-002 March 14, 2025

CONTACT: Diane Screnci, 610-337-5330

NRC Proposes $9,000 Civil Penalty Against Hartford Hospital

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed a $9,000 fine to Hartford Hospital in Connecticut for a violation of NRC requirements regarding the retention of complete and accurate records.

 

In May 2022, radioactive material was accidentally spilled in a lab in the hospital’s Nuclear Medicine Department. An NRC investigation found that in July 2022 a former hospital employee completed a report on the spill that contained inaccurate pre- and post- contamination survey results and failed to document information about the equipment used to measure contamination levels. NRC regulations require that the report be maintained for three years.

 

The NRC sent the hospital a letter in October 2024, documenting the violation and providing the investigation summary. A pre-decisional enforcement conference was held in November to allow NRC staff and Hartford Hospital officials to discuss the apparent violations, their significance, root causes, and the hospital’s corrective actions.

 

The NRC has concluded that the company’s information and actions in response to the violation are adequate and compliance with NRC requirements has been addressed.

 

The company has 30 days to pay the proposed penalty, contest the penalty in writing, or request alternative dispute resolution with the NRC to resolve this issue.

25-002-i.pdf

Annual Assessment Letter for Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 (Reports 05000387/2024006 and 05000388/2024006)

Annual Assessment Letter for Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 (Reports 05000387/2024006 and 05000388/2024006)

ADAMS Accession No. ML25069A541

Susquehanna ROP-25 Annual Assessment Letter & IP 22.pdf

Nuclear Regulatory Commission - News Release

No: 25-012 March 13, 2025

CONTACT: Scott Burnell, 301-415-8200

NRC Issues Annual Assessments for Nation’s Nuclear Plants

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued annual letters to the nation’s 94 operating commercial nuclear reactors, regarding their performance in 2024.

 

Of the 94 reactors currently in the agency’s Reactor Oversight Process, 85 reached the highest performance category in safety and security. Those reactors remain under the NRC’s “baseline” inspection program, involving thousands of inspection hours for each reactor.

 

Nine reactors were in the second performance category for 2024, as they need to resolve one or two items of low safety significance. For this performance level, regulatory oversight includes additional inspection and follow-up of corrective actions. Plants in this category are Browns Ferry 2 (Alabama); Calvert Cliffs 2 (Maryland); Catawba 2 (South Carolina); Columbia (Washington); Fitzpatrick (New York); Vogtle 3 (Georgia); Susquehanna 1 and 2 (Pennsylvania); and South Texas Project 2 (Texas). Fitzpatrick addressed its issues earlier this year and has returned to the baseline inspection program.

 

There were no reactors in the third or fourth performance categories, which trigger additional NRC oversight, or the fifth performance category, which requires a reactor to shut down to address its performance problems.

 

Later this spring and summer, the NRC will host a public meeting or other event for each plant to discuss the details of the annual assessment results. A separate announcement will be issued for each public assessment meeting. In addition to the annual assessment letters, plants also receive an NRC inspection plan for the coming year.

 

The NRC’s website outlines oversight of commercial nuclear power on the Reactor Oversight Process page. The NRC routinely updates each plant’s current performance and posts the latest information as it becomes available to the action matrix summary. Assessment letters are posted on our website. (click on “2024006” for each plant).

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Google, Amazon, Meta pledge to triple nuclear by 2050

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/03/12/big-companies-back-tripling-nuclear-power/4351741783591/

Google, Amazon, Meta join back tripling of global nuclear power by 2050

By Doug Cunningham

A coalition of the world's biggest corporate energy users signed a pledge Wednesday in Houston to support a tripling of nuclear energy capacity by 2050. File photo by Focke Strangmann/EPA-EFE

March 12 (UPI) -- A coalition of the world's biggest corporate energy users signed a pledge Wednesday in Houston to support a tripling of nuclear energy capacity by 2050.

Founding signatories include tech giants Google, Amazon and Meta as well as Occidental, Dow, Allseas and OSGE.