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News Releases - 2023

| Date | Document Number | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 02/05/2024 | 23-011 | NRC Anticipates Awarding $8.2 Million in Education Grants Supporting Nuclear Science and Engineering Fields |
| 02/27/2023 | 23-013 | Latest Edition of NRC Information Digest Now Available Online |
| 02/27/2023 | 23-012 | NRC Issues Final Safety Evaluation Report for SHINE Medical Technologies Operating License |
| 02/27/2023 | IV-23-002 | NRC Names Scott Schwind Senior Resident Inspector At Callaway Nuclear Power Plant |
| 02/24/2023 | 23-011 | NRC Releases La Crosse Nuclear Power Plant Site for Public Use |
| 02/16/2023 | 23-010 | NRC Approves Proposed Disposal Plan at Church Rock Site in New Mexico |
| 02/14/2023 | III-23-004 | NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Perry Nuclear Power Station |
| 02/14/2023 | 23-009 | NRC Announces Additional Public Meeting, New Comment Deadline for Environmental Review of Comanche Peak License Renewal Application |
| 02/14/2023 | II-23-002 | NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant |
| 02/07/2023 | 23-008 | NRC Issues Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for SHINE Medical Technologies Operating License |
| 02/01/2023 | III-23-003 | NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at the Point Beach Nuclear Plant |
| 02/01/2023 | 23-007 | NRC Opens Hearing Opportunity for Abilene Christian University Research Reactor Construction Permit Application |

| Date | Document Number | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 12/28/2023 | II-23-035 | NRC Finalizes White Safety Finding for Inoperable Diesel at V.C. Summer |
| 12/27/2023 | III-23-024 | NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant |
| 12/21/2023 | IV-23-014 | NRC Proposes $17,500 Civil Penalty to Century Geophysical |
| 12/20/2023 | IV-23-013 | NRC Proposes $28,000 Civil Penalty to XCEL NDT |
| 12/20/2023 | I-23-017 | NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant |
| 12/19/2023 | 23-080 | NRC Announces Opportunity to Request a Hearing for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal Application |
| 12/14/2023 | IV-23-012 | NRC to Hold Virtual Meeting Dec. 21 to Seek Public Comments on Draft Environmental Report for Comanche Peak License Renewal |
| 12/13/2023 | II-23-034 | NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant |
| 12/13/2023 | 23-079 | NRC Ends Probation of Mississippi’s Agreement State Regulatory Program; Heightened Oversight to Continue |
| 12/12/2023 | 23-078 | NRC to Issue Construction Permit for Kairos Hermes Test Reactor in Tennessee |
| 12/08/2023 | 23-077 | NRC Approves Changes to Palisades Nuclear Plant’s Emergency Planning Requirements |
| 12/05/2023 | II-23-033 | NRC Names Senior Resident Inspector at Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant |

| Date | Document Number | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29/2023 | IV-23-011 | NRC Issues Confirmatory Order to ProTechnics Division of Core Laboratories |
| 11/28/2023 | I-23-016 | NRC to Discuss Crystal River Nuclear Plant License Termination Plan, Gather Public Comments at Dec. 7 Meeting |
| 11/22/2023 | 23-076 | NRC Opens Hearing Opportunity for Hermes 2 Test Reactor Facility Construction Permit Application |
| 11/20/2023 | IV-23-010 | NRC Names Jason Brodlowicz Resident Inspector at the Columbia Generating Station |
| 11/16/2023 | 23-075 | NRC Makes Available Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant License Renewal Application |
| 11/13/2023 | 23-074 | NRC to Hold Two Workshops; Registration Available Online |
| 11/09/2023 | I-23-015 | NRC Proposes $43,750 Civil Penalty for Shipment of Equipment from Oyster Creek that Exceeded Radiation Limits |
| 11/09/2023 | I-23-014 | NRC Proposes $17,500 Fine to Puerto Rico Firm for Apparent Violation Involving Nuclear Gauge |
| 11/08/2023 | 23-073 | NRC Releases Zion Nuclear Power Plant Site for Unrestricted Public Use |
| 11/08/2023 | II-23-032 | NRC Schedules Regulatory Conference with Dominion Energy To Discuss Preliminary Yellow Finding for Inoperable Diesel |
| 11/06/2023 | I-23-013 | NRC Chair and Commissioners to Host Public Meeting in King of Prussia on Nov. 16 |
| 11/06/2023 | 23-072 | NRC Seeks Input on V.C. Summer License Renewal Environmental Review Issues; Virtual and In-Person Meetings Scheduled Nov. 9 and 14 |
| 11/06/2023 | 23-071 | NRC Seeks Public Comment on Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal |
| 11/01/2023 | 23-070 | NRC Statement on the Death of Former Commissioner Forrest J. Remick |

| Date | Document Number | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10/31/2023 | 23-069 | NRC Staff Approves License Transfer for South Texas Project |
| 10/31/2023 | 23-068 | NRC Announces Carrie M. Safford as the New Commission Secretary |
| 10/26/2023 | 23-067 | NRC Approves Changes to Indian Point Energy Center Emergency Planning Requirements |
| 10/24/2023 | II-23-031 | NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Surry Power Station |
| 10/16/2023 | 23-066 | NRC Announces Hearing Opportunity for Summer Subsequent License Renewal |
| 10/11/2023 | 23-065 | NRC to Hold the 2023 Workshop on Advanced Manufacturing Technologies for Nuclear Applications; Registration Open Online |
| 10/10/2023 | II-23-030 | NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Oconee Nuclear Station |
| 10/04/2023 | I-23-012 | NRC to Conduct Predecisional Enforcement Conference with West Virginia Hospital to Discuss Proposed Violations |
| 10/04/2023 | 23-064 | NRC to Hold Public Meetings on Preliminary Regulatory Development for Fusion Systems |
| 10/03/2023 | 23-063 | NRC Announces Hearing Opportunity on Carbon Free Power Project’s Limited Work Authorization Application |

| Date | Document Number | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 09/29/2023 | 23-062 | NRC Approves License Transfers for Energy Harbor Nuclear Plants |
| 09/29/2023 | 23-061 | NRC Announces Hearing Opportunity for Perry License Renewal; Public Meetings in October to Discuss Environmental Review |
| 09/28/2023 | II-23-029 | NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Hatch Nuclear Plant |
| 09/25/2023 | II-23-028 | NRC Approves Further Uranium Enrichment at American Centrifuge Plant |
| 09/21/2023 | III-23-023 | NRC Names New Resident Inspector at LaSalle County Station |
| 09/19/2023 | II-23-027 | NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant |
| 09/18/2023 | 23-060 | NRC Anticipates Awarding $11.7 Million in Research and Development Grants for 2024 |
| 09/15/2023 | 23-059 | NRC to Hold Workshop on Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Applications |
| 09/08/2023 | 23-058 | NRC Seeks Input; Offers Hearing Opportunity on Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Turkey Point Subsequent License Renewal |
| 09/08/2023 | I-23-011 | NRC to Conduct Predecisional Enforcement Conference with Virginia Firm to Discuss Apparent Violations |
| 09/06/2023 | II-23-026 | NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Catawba Nuclear Station |
| 09/06/2023 | 23-057 | NRC Makes Available Summer’s Subsequent License Renewal Application |
| 09/05/2023 | II-23-025 | NRC Launches Special Inspection at Honeywell Uranium Conversion Facility |
| 09/05/2023 | 23-056 | NRC to Hold Mandatory Hearing on Kairos Construction Permit Application |
| 09/01/2023 | 23-055 | NRC Public Meeting to Discuss American Centrifuge Plant |

| Date | Document Number | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 08/30/2023 | 23-054 | NRC Hosting Forum on Risk-Informed Decision Making September 12 |
| 08/29/2023 | 23-053 | NRC to Hold Hybrid Meeting on Nuclear Industry Codes and Standards |
| 08/28/2023 | I-23-010 | NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Hope Creek Nuclear Power Plant |
| 08/24/2023 | II-23-024 | NRC Proposes $87,500 Fine to BWXT |
| 08/23/2023 | 23-052 | Brooke Poole Clark Named New NRC General Counsel |
| 08/22/2023 | 23-051 | NRC Seeks Public Input on Latest Results of Level 3 Probabilistic Risk Assessment Project |
| 08/22/2023 | 23-050 | NRC Awards Nearly $11 Million in Education Grants Supporting Nuclear Science and Engineering Fields |
| 08/18/2023 | III-23-022 | NRC to Conduct Open House to Discuss 2022 Performance of Quad Cities Nuclear Plant |
| 08/18/2023 | III-23-021 | NRC Proposes $8,750 Civil Penalty to VHS Harper-Hutzel Hospital |
| 08/17/2023 | 23-049 | NRC Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement for Kairos Test Reactor Construction Permit |
| 08/15/2023 | IV-23-009 | NRC Names Eric Powell Resident Inspector at River Bend Nuclear Power Plant |
| 08/15/2023 | IV-23-008 | NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Cooper Nuclear Power Plant |
| 08/14/2023 | 23-048 | NRC to Issue Final Rule for Emergency Preparedness For Small Modular Reactors and Other New Technologies |
| 08/09/2023 | II-23-023 | NRC to Hold Fuel Cycle Facility Construction Oversight Workshop |
| 08/04/2023 | III-23-020 | NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Clinton Nuclear Power Station |

| Date | Document Number | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 07/28/2023 | 23-047 | NRC Authorizes Fuel Loading and Operation at Vogtle Unit 4 |
| 07/27/2023 | 23-046 | NRC Issues License to Rare Element Resources Inc. for Rare Earth Extraction Pilot Project in Wyoming |
| 07/26/2023 | I-23-009 | NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant |
| 07/24/2023 | 23-045 | NRC Makes Available “Hermes 2” Construction Permit Application |
| 07/24/2023 | 23-044 | NRC Names Thomas G. Ashley Jr. Director of Office of Investigations |
| 07/21/2023 | 23-043 | U.S. and Ghana Work Together on Independent, Transparent Nuclear Regulatory Framework |
| 07/20/2023 | 23-042 | NRC Appoints Robert P. Martin and Thomas E. Roberts to Four-Year ACRS Terms |
| 07/19/2023 | 23-041 | NRC Makes Available Perry Nuclear Plant License Renewal Application |
| 07/17/2023 | 23-040 | NRC Names John Monninger as New Region IV Administrator |
| 07/11/2023 | 23-039 | NRC Seeks Comment on Proposed Update to Guidance for Subsequent Reactor License Renewal |
| 07/10/2023 | IV-23-007 | NRC Names Nathan Brown Resident Inspector At Callaway Nuclear Power Plant |
| 07/07/2023 | 23-038 | NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Seeks to Fill Open Positions |
| 07/07/2023 | 23-038 | NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Seeks to Fill Open Positions |
| 07/06/2023 | III-23-019 | NRC to Hold Public Meeting to Discuss 2022 Performance of Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant |
| 07/06/2023 | 23-037 | NRC Publishes Annual Report to Congress on Nuclear Security Inspections |
| 07/05/2023 | III-23-018 | NRC to Conduct Open House to Discuss 2022 Performance of Point Beach Nuclear Plant |

| Date | Document Number | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 06/30/2023 | IV-23-006 | NRC Names Leanne Flores Resident Inspector At South Texas Project Nuclear Power Plant |
| 06/29/2023 | I-23-008 | NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant |
| 06/28/2023 | II-23-022 | NRC Begins Special Inspection at Honeywell Uranium Conversion Facility |
| 06/26/2023 | I-23-007 | New NRC Resident Inspector Assigned to Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant |
| 06/21/2023 | IV-23-005 | NRC Schedules a Regulatory Conference with Entergy Operations |
| 06/16/2023 | II-23-021 | NRC Authorizes American Centrifuge Plant to Begin High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium Demonstration Project |
| 06/15/2023 | 23-036 | NRC, Polish Regulators Renew Cooperation Agreement, Including New Reactor Activities‌ |
| 06/15/2023 | II-23-020 | NRC Schedules Predecisional Enforcement Conference with BWXT |
| 06/15/2023 | 23-035 | NRC Amends Licensing, Inspection, and Annual Fees for Fiscal Year 2023 |
| 06/15/2023 | 23-034 | NRC Completes Safety Review of Construction Permit Application For Kairos Test Reactor in Tennessee |
| 06/14/2023 | 23-033 | NRC Identifies Nine Abnormal Occurrences in FY 2022 Annual Report to Congress |
| 06/14/2023 | 23-032 | NRC to Hold Virtual Town Hall on Vendor Oversight June 21 |
| 06/13/2023 | III-23-017 | NRC to Conduct Open House to Discuss 2022 Performance of Perry Nuclear Plant |
| 06/12/2023 | I-23-006 | NRC to Hold Public Meeting to Discuss Seabrook Station 2022 Safety Performance |
| 06/07/2023 | III-23-016 | NRC to Conduct Open House to Discuss 2022 Performance of Clinton Nuclear Plant |
| 06/06/2023 | III-23-015 | NRC to Conduct Open House to Discuss 2022 Performance of Fermi Nuclear Plant |
| 06/06/2023 | III-23-014 | NRC to Conduct Open House to Discuss 2022 Performance of Dresden Nuclear Plant |

| Date | Document Number | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 05/31/2023 | III-23-013 | NRC Proposes $8,750 Civil Penalty to G2 Consulting Group |
| 05/25/2023 | III-23-012 | NRC Schedules Public Meeting to Discuss 2022 Performance of Byron and Braidwood Stations |
| 05/18/2023 | I-23-005 | NRC Schedules Webinar to Discuss 2022 Safety Performance at Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania Nuclear Power Plants |
| 05/18/2023 | II-23-019 | NRC Schedules Public Meeting to Discuss VC Summer Nuclear Power Plant Performance |
| 05/18/2023 | III-23-011 | NRC Schedules Public Meeting to Discuss Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Performance |
| 05/18/2023 | III-23-010 | NRC to Hold Public Meeting to Discuss Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Performance |
| 05/16/2023 | II-23-018 | NRC Schedules Public Meeting to Discuss Farley Nuclear Power Plant Performance |
| 05/15/2023 | II-23-017 | NRC Schedules Virtual Meeting to Discuss St. Lucie and Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant Performance |
| 05/11/2023 | I-23-004 | NRC Revokes License of West Virginia Company |
| 05/11/2023 | II-23-016 | NRC Schedules Open House to Discuss Harris Nuclear Power Plant Performance |
| 05/09/2023 | 23-031 | NRC Issues License to Holtec International for Consolidated Spent Nuclear Fuel Interim Storage Facility in New Mexico |
| 05/09/2023 | III-23-009 | NRC to Conduct Open House to Discuss 2022 Performance of LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant |
| 05/09/2023 | III-23-008 | NRC to Hold Public Meeting to Discuss 2022 Performance of Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant |
| 05/09/2023 | II-23-015 | NRC Schedules Meeting to Discuss Safety Performance of NFS Erwin Facility |
| 05/08/2023 | II-23-014 | NRC Begins Special Inspection at Urenco USA Facility |
| 05/04/2023 | II-23-013 | NRC Schedules Open House and Virtual Meetings to Discuss 2022 Performance of Three TVA Nuclear Power Plants |
| 05/03/2023 | II-23-012 | NRC Schedules Virtual Meeting to Discuss North Anna and Surry Nuclear Power Plant Performance |
| 05/01/2023 | I-23-003 | NRC Initiates Special Inspection at Calvert Cliffs Unit 1 Nuclear Power Plant |

| Date | Document Number | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 04/27/2023 | II-23-011 | NRC Schedules Open House to Discuss Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant Performance |
| 04/25/2023 | III-23-007 | NRC Begins Special Inspection at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station |
| 04/24/2023 | 23-030 | NRC Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to Hold Oral Argument on Diablo Canyon Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation License Renewal |
| 04/20/2023 | II-23-010 | NRC Schedules Virtual Meeting to Discuss Safety Performance of Global Nuclear Fuel Plant‌ |
| 04/14/2023 | 23-029 | NRC to Regulate Fusion Energy Systems Based on Existing Nuclear Materials Licensing |
| 04/14/2023 | II-23-009 | NRC Schedules Public Meeting to Discuss Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant 2022 Safety Performance |
| 04/13/2023 | IV-23-004 | NRC Schedules Public Meeting to Discuss Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Performance and the License Renewal Process |
| 04/12/2023 | II-23-008 | NRC Schedules Virtual Meeting to Discuss Performance of the Catawba, McGuire, and Oconee Nuclear Power Plants |
| 04/11/2023 | IV-23-003 | NRC to Conduct Open House to Discuss 2022 Performance of Columbia Generating Station |
| 04/11/2023 | 23-028 | NRC Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to Hold Oral Argument on Comanche Peak License Renewal |
| 04/06/2023 | II-23-007 | NRC Schedules Open House to Discuss Safety Performance of BWXT Nuclear Fuel Facility |
| 04/06/2023 | II-23-006 | NRC to Hold Virtual Public Meeting to Discuss Hatch Nuclear Power Plant Safety Performance |
| 04/05/2023 | II-23-005 | NRC Schedules Public Meeting to Discuss H.B. Robinson Nuclear Power Plant 2022 Safety Performance |
| 04/03/2023 | 23-027 | NRC Names New Chief Financial Officer |
| 04/03/2023 | II-23-004 | NRC Proposes $70,000 Fine to Urenco USA Uranium Enrichment Facility |

| Date | Document Number | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 03/31/2023 | 23-026 | NRC Awards Fiscal Year 2023 Grants for Minority-Serving Institutions |
| 03/30/2023 | II-23-003 | NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Plant Vogtle |
| 03/21/2023 | III-23-006 | NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Byron Nuclear Generating Station |
| 03/17/2023 | 23-025 | NRC to Begin Reviewing Portions of NuScale’s Small Modular Reactor Standard Design Approval Application |
| 03/14/2023 | 23-024 | NRC Seeks Comment on Proposed Revision to Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Renewing Reactor Licenses |
| 03/14/2023 | 23-023 | International Safety Review Team Visits Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant |
| 03/13/2023 | 23-022 | NRC Proposes FY 2024 Budget to Congress |
| 03/10/2023 | 23-021 | NRC Authorizes Restart of National Institute of Standards and Technology Reactor |
| 03/10/2023 | I-23-002 | NRC to Meet with Connecticut Nuclear Energy Advisory Council to Discuss Millstone Nuclear Power Plant 2022 Performance |
| 03/10/2023 | 23-020 | NRC to Seek Public Comment on Environmental Review of Monticello Subsequent License Renewal Application |
| 03/07/2023 | III-23-005 | NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Byron Nuclear Power Plant |
| 03/03/2023 | 23-019 | NRC Issues Annual Assessments for Nation’s Nuclear Power Plants |
| 03/03/2023 | 23-018 | NRC Accepts Application for Monticello Subsequent License Renewal; Announces Opportunity to Request a Hearing |
| 03/03/2023 | 23-017 | NRC Proposes to Amend Licensing, Inspection and Annual Fees for Fiscal Year 2023 |
| 03/03/2023 | 23-016 | NRC Seeks Comment on Proposed Revision to Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Renewing Reactor Licenses |
| 03/02/2023 | 23-015 | NRC Grants “Timely Renewal” Exemption to Allow Continued Operation of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant |
| 03/01/2023 | I-23-001 | NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant |
| 03/01/2023 | 23-014 | NRC’s Nicholas Melly Honored as a 2023 Federal Engineer of the Year |

| Date | Document Number | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 01/30/2023 | 23-006 | NRC’s 35th Annual Regulatory Information Conference to Focus on Navigating the Nuclear Future |
| 01/27/2023 | 23-005 | NRC Makes Monticello Subsequent License Renewal Application Available for Public Inspection |
| 01/26/2023 | III-23-002 | NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant |
| 01/24/2023 | 23-004 | NRC Proposing Revision to Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Renewing Reactor Licenses |
| 01/13/2023 | IV-23-001 | NRC Proposes $16,000 Civil Penalty to the Hawaii Agriculture Research Center |
| 01/12/2023 | 23-003 | NRC to Host 8th Annual Flood Hazard Assessment Workshop |
| 01/11/2023 | III-23-001 | NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Dresden Nuclear Power Plant |
| 01/09/2023 | 23-002 | Updated NRC Announces Hearing Opportunity for Comanche Peak License Renewal; Public Meeting in January 2023 to Discuss Environmental Review |
| 01/05/2023 | II-23-001 | NRC Announces Resident Inspectors at McGuire Nuclear Station |
| 01/04/2023 | 23-001 | NRC Issues Final Environmental Study on Mine Waste Transfer at Church Rock Site in New Mexico |

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