The larger of two nuclear generators at Millstone Power Station started up again early Wednesday after the company replaced an output breaker that was damaged last month. The Waterford power company’s Unit 3 shut down Dec. 19 after an electrical fault in one of three output breakers, similar to a electrical short, said Richard Zuercher,
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MONTPELIER — This afternoon, less than 24 hours before legislators convene for the 2010 session, a group of construction unions will gather in the Statehouse to urge lawmakers to keep open the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. At the same time, a group of anti-nuclear activists will be walking their way from Brattleboro toward Montpelier.
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NEW HAVEN — Connecticut Siting Council representatives got a first-hand look Thursday at where a New Jersey-based utility wants to build a new peaking generation unit on the site of the New Haven Harbor Station power plant. PSEG, which owns the New Haven Harbor Station plant, spent about two hours Thursday answering questions from several
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WATERFORD — – Troubleshooters at the Millstone nuclear power complex were working Monday Dec. 21, to find the cause of an electrical short that triggered an automatic shutdown of Unit 3, one of two nuclear reactors at the plant. via Shutdown Brings NRC Inspectors To Millstone Nuclear Plan — Courant.com.

Waterford – Dominion has fired a government affairs coordinator at Millstone Power Station who took an annual training test for her supervisor without his knowledge. According to a report issued Monday by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the female coordinator completed computer-based “Plant Access Training” on April 17 by logging in under her supervisor’s identity to
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Deb Markowitz says she supports a new state energy plan that would close down the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in 2012. Markowitz says the plant isn’t safe to operate for another 20 years. via VPR News: Markowitz Says Vermont Yankee Should Close In 2012.

An Environmental Protection Agency analysis of the Waxman-Markey energy bill passed in the House shows nuclear energy generation more than doubling by 2050, if it becomes law. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is reviewing 22 nuclear-plant applications. But there is one big problem – what to do with the nuclear waste that remains harmful for thousands
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With so many calls coming into the town’s dispatch center, it was difficult for emergency officials to even place outgoing calls to find out what was going on On the morning of Oct. 7, emergency sirens, meant to alert residents of a disaster at the Millstone Nuclear Power Station in Waterford, activated. Though it was
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Dominion Resources Inc’s 882-megawatt Unit 2 at the Millstone nuclear power plant in Connecticut exited a refueling outage and ramped up to 42 percent power by early Thursday from 13 percent early Wednesday, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in a report. The unit shut by Oct. 7. It was in hot standby mode since
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Environmental groups release new report showing how nuclear power will hinder our ability to fight global warming West Hartford, Connecticut — Far from a solution to global warming, nuclear power will actually set America back in the race to reduce pollution, according to a new report by Environment Connecticut. “When it comes to global warming,
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NEW YORK, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Dominion Resources Inc’s (D.N) 882-megawatt Unit 2 at the Millstone nuclear power plant in Connecticut was in hot standby mode on Nov. 15, the company told the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in a report. via Dominion Conn. Millstone 2 reactor in hot standby | Markets | Reuters.

When 65 scientists met at Princeton University in 1955 to decide where to permanently store radioactive waste from nuclear power plants, their conclusion was simple: Bury it deep underground, far from earthquakes. Since, reactors worldwide have produced 270,000 tons of spent fuel, storing most of it in canisters above ground. U.S. regulators, reviewing 18 applications
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Two representatives from Clean Energy America led a discussion about nuclear energy as a reliable and clean source of energy at the Student Union Theatre Wednesday as part of Green Week. via Green Week speaker discusses benefits of nuclear energy – Daily Campus.

Greenwich and Stamford lie nestled at the lower tip of Connecticut, on the New York State border. The prosperous suburban towns feature picturesque homes and lovely views of the Long Island Sound. But the existence of a “cancer cluster” in Greenwich and Stamford suggests that radioactive emissions from the Indian Point nuclear plant may be
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BRATTLEBORO — With spent fuel piling up at commercial nuclear power plants around the country and no permanent disposal site on the horizon, many power plant operators are hoping the federal government might soon endorse the interim storage of the waste at one or two locations in the nation. via Spent fuel could remain at
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Waterford – Dominion shut down the Unit 2 reactor at Millstone Power Station Tuesday after an electrical switch flashed in the switchyard during maintenance in preparation for a planned refueling outage. via TheDay.com – Millstone reactor shut down early because of electrical glitch.

LACEY — Fasteners made for spent fuel storage devices at Oyster Creek Generation Station and several other power plants did not meet standards, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The firm also reported that in addition to Oyster Creek, affected plants include Millstone Power Station in Connecticut, Susquehanna in Pennsylvania, Ginna in New York, Brunswick
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Waterford – Dominion, the owner of Millstone Power Station, violated federal rules last year when a security officer failed to complete a 12-hour shift and then lied about it. via TheDay.com – Millstone cited for ex-security officer’s ‘willful’ misconduct.

The Connecticut River Watershed Council says certain fish populations are thinning because of thermal discharge released by Vermont Yankee. via VT Yankee Goes To Court – News Story – WPTZ Plattsburgh. ALSO: BRATTLEBORO – Entergy Nuclear refused to say Wednesday how Cobalt 60, a radioactive byproduct of the nuclear fission process, ended up in the
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s proposed rule change would also allow new dry cask storage facilities to be licensed for 40 years. It would likewise allow the casks that contain the spent fuel to be approved for certificates of compliance for up to 40 years. The proposed rule changes were published Tuesday in the Federal Register.
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