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NRC Regioni Tweeter Feed 01/01/20-3/31/20

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Issue date:	04/06/2020
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NRC Region I Twitter posts from Jan. 1 to March 31, 2020 Jan. 6, 2020

1. NRC Region I staff recently met with the cast and director of The Children @peopleslight &

Theatre Company, in #Malvern, Pa., to further their understanding of nuclear power and safety measures. The play, based on a fictional accident, is scheduled for Jan. 15 to Feb. 9.

Jan. 9, 2020

The #NRC has a new full-time inspector at the #Ginna #nuclear power plant in Ontario, N.Y.:

https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/2020/20-001.i.pdf Jan. 17, 2020 The #NRC has approved for unrestricted release 3,854 acres of the 4,738-acre site at the decommissioned Crystal River 3 #nuclear power plant in Citrus County, Fla. Thorough radiological checks were done to ensure the land can be safely used:

https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1933/ML19339G509.pdf

Jan. 23, 2020 The #NRC has accepted for formal review an application to transfer the license for the

1. IndianPoint #nuclear power plant, in Buchanan, N.Y.: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/2020/20-004.pdf . Windows to request a hearing on the application or submit comments are now open.

Jan. 27, 2020 The #NRC staff has completed its environmental reviews related to an application to extend the operating licenses for the #PeachBottom #nuclear plant reactors in York County, Pa., by an additional 20 years each: https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doccollections/news/2020/20006.pdf

Jan. 28, 2020

1. NRC inspectors were on hand at the #PeachBottom #nuclear power plant recently as a new dry cask storage pad was being installed. Inspectors Katherine Warner (standing second from left) and Elizabeth Andrews (third from left) observe the work at the York County, Pa., facility.

Feb. 14, 2020 A floating piece of #nuclear power history marked Valentines Day with a return to its longtime berth in Baltimore. The Nuclear Ship Savannah spent the last several months in drydock in Philadelphia, where it underwent inspections, repairs and some structural modifications.

Feb. 19, 2020 The #NRC has extended the public comment period on the #IndianPoint #nuclear plant license transfer application until March 25, 2020:

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/02/19/2020-03258/indian-point-nuclear-generating-unit-nos-1-2-and-3-consideration-of-approval-of-transfer-of-control

March 5, 2020 The #NRCs take on how each U.S. nuclear power plant performed in terms of safety in 2019 is now available: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/2020/20-011.pdf

March 5, 2020 The #NRCs annual Regulatory Information Conference is being cancelled due to circumstances surrounding the novel coronavirus, COVID-19: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/2020/20-012.pdf .

March 10, 2020 Produce likely bound for the refuse heap was rescued by staffers from the #NRC Region I Office in Pennsylvania during a recent volunteer outing at #Philabundance, the areas foremost hunger-relief organization. They sorted and inspected thousands of pounds of donated produce.

March 10, 2020 The #NRC is reviewing a proposal for an interim repository for spent #nuclear fuel in New Mexico. As part of those evaluations, the agency is now seeking public comment on a draft environmental impact statement for the proposal: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/2020/20-014.pdf .

3/18/20 Learn more about how the #NRC is maintaining its oversight activities at U.S. #nuclear power plants amid COVID-19: https://www.nrc.gov/nrc-covid19-update.html 3/26/20 Our resident inspectors, like Justin Fuller at #MillstoneNuclear plant, are #onthejob sticking to

1. socialdistancing and hygiene protocols when onsite at #nuclear plants for review activities amid the #COVID19 emergency @CDCgov