World & Nation
The Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board on Friday vacated another Nuclear Regulatory Commission panel’s decision to go forward with a full-power license for the Shoreham nuclear power plant on Long Island, N.Y.
Oct. 8, 1988
The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board gave the operator of the Three Mile Island plant in Pennsylvania approval to boil off 2.3 million gallons of radioactive water--part of the legacy of the nation’s worst nuclear accident.
Feb. 5, 1989
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is investigating whether its decision to grant a full-power license for the Seabrook nuclear power plant was “corruptly induced,” agency documents say.
Aug. 17, 1990
A federal advisory panel said today it has approved evacuation plans for Massachusetts communities near the Seabrook, N.H., nuclear power plant and recommended that the embattled facility receive a full-power license.
Nov. 13, 1989
The Shoreham nuclear power plant on Long Island, N.Y., should be granted a license to operate at 25% of power, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff recommended.
Nov. 2, 1988
A Nuclear Regulatory Commission panel on Friday approved the issuing of a full-power operating license for the $5.3-billion Shoreham nuclear power plant on Long Island, N.Y.
Sept. 24, 1988
A federal panel moved the Seabrook nuclear power plant a step closer to opening by announcing emergency evacuation and shelter plans for surrounding communities are adequate and the plant is cleared to receive a full-power operating license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Nov. 14, 1989
A Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing board ruled Friday that an operator training program at Three Mile Island is adequate to ensure safe operation of the plant’s undamaged nuclear reactor.
May 4, 1985
California
New seismic data on earthquake dangers at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant may be a cause for concern over Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’
Sept. 14, 2002
Opponents of the Seabrook nuclear power plant won a preliminary legal battle Monday in their effort to raise financial issues as an obstacle to a full-power license for the New Hampshire facility.
Aug. 22, 1989