Beyond Nuclear submits emergency enforcement petition to NRC seeking suspension of 21 GE BWR Mark 1 operating licenses

Beyond Nuclear has submitted a Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations Part 2.206 (10CFR2.206) "emergency enforcement petition" to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) urging the suspension of 21 General Electric Boiling Water Reactor Mark 1s' operating licenses in the wake of the catastrophic failure of identical containment systems at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant in Japan. In addition, Beyond Nuclear has petitioned that a total of 24 GE BWR Mark 1 storage pools for high-level radioactive waste in the U.S. be required to install backup power supplies for running cooling water circulation systems in the event of a loss of the primary electrical grid, something they now lack, despite their location outside of a primary containment structure. See Beyond Nuclear's 2.206 "emergency enforcement petition," as well as NRC's announcement of its docketing. Also see Beyond Nuclear's media release on this petition.

Update on April 20, 2011 by admin

See the Triangle Business Journal's story on Beyond Nuclear's request.

Update on June 7, 2011 by admin

See the NRC's May 12th memo laying out the agenda and the ground rules for the June 8th Petition Review Board meeting.