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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to amend its regulations for the licensing, inspection and annual fees it charges applicants and licensees for fiscal year (FY) 2010. A first look at the Earth interior from the Gran Sasso underground laboratory The Borexino Collaboration announced the observation of geo-neutrinos at the underground Gran Sasso National Laboratory of Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Italy. The data reveal, for the first time, a definite anti-neutrino signal with the expected energy spectrum due to radioactive decays of U and Th in the Earth well above background. PartTec to market SNS-developed neutron detector system OAK RIDGE, Tenn., March 11, 2010 -- PartTec, an Indiana-based manufacturer of radiation detection equipment, has signed an agreement to manufacture and market an advanced neutron detector system developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. NNSA Launches New Military Academic Collaborations WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced that its Office of Defense Programs has created a new collaboration between NNSA's laboratories and production sites and the U.S. Military Academies and Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs at universities throughout the country. NRC Chairman Says Substantial Work Ahead for Commission in the Coming Year Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko said Tuesday the agency must "provide a steady hand" in managing existing programs and "also must keep our eyes fixed on the horizon" to deal with the challenges the agency is certain to face. New INL institute to foster lab/university nuclear energy research IDAHO FALLS – The link between Idaho National Laboratory and university nuclear researchers is getting stronger. Brookhaven Lab's Nicholas Samios Inducted into the L.I. Technology Hall of Fame UPTON, NY - Distinguished Senior Scientist Nicholas Samios, former Director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and Director of the RIKEN BNL Research Center, will be inducted into the Long Island Technology Hall of Fame. One of five innovators to be honored at a ceremony and reception held at the Garden City Hotel on March 10, Samios will be recognized for his numerous distinguished scientific contributions, including his leadership in the successful construction of Brookhaven's premiere accelerator, the [http://www.bnl.gov/rhic/] Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), and the experiments at RHIC that led to the discovery of quark-gluon plasma, a type of matter that is believed to have existed just microseconds after the Big Bang. LLNL multilayer mirrors fly on NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory A Lab technology that originally was developed to make computer chips smaller, faster and more powerful is now being used in space to take images of the sun every 10 seconds with 10 times better resolution than high-definition television. NRC Issues Annual Assessment Letters for Nation's Nuclear Plants The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued annual assessment letters to the nation's 104 operating commercial nuclear power plants. "We ensure nuclear power plants are safe, continually inspecting them and rating their performance on a regular basis, as part of our mission to protect people and the environment," said Eric Leeds, director of the NRC's Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. NRC Denies Nuclear Industry Petition Seeking Extended Deadline for Security Enhancements The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has denied a petition submitted by the Nuclear Energy Institute on Sept. 25, 2009, that sought an additional nine months for nuclear power plants to comply with new security requirements. Specifically, the petition sought an expedited rulemaking that would revise the compliance date for new requirements in the power reactor security rule (10 CFR section 73.55) from March 31 to Dec. 31. NRC Announces Opportunity for Hearing on Application to Renew Operating License for Columbia Generating Station Nuclear Power Plant The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced an opportunity to request a hearing on an application to renew the operating license for the Columbia Generating Station nuclear power plant. NRC Seeks Comments on Proposed Staff Guidance Regarding Radioactive Liquid Spills at New Nuclear Power Plants The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public comment on two proposed staff guidance documents that would help applicants for new reactor designs and operating licenses properly analyze potential radioactive liquid spills at future reactors. NRC Announces Changes in Senior Management The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Martin J. Virgilio to replace Dr. Bruce S. Mallett, who will retire in June after 30 years of public service, as Deputy Executive Director for Reactor and Preparedness Programs and Michael F. Weber who will replace Virgilio as the Deputy Executive Director for Materials, Waste, Research, State, Tribal, and Compliance Programs. New sensor array detects single molecules for the first time CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - MIT chemical engineers have built a sensor array that, for the first time, can detect single molecules of hydrogen peroxide emanating from a single living cell. MIT scientists transform polyethylene into a heat-conducting material CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Most polymers - materials made of long, chain-like molecules - are very good insulators for both heat and electricity. But an MIT team has found a way to transform the most widely used polymer, polyethylene, into a material that conducts heat just as well as most metals, yet remains an electrical insulator. MIT researchers discover new way of producing electricity CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - A team of scientists at MIT have discovered a previously unknown phenomenon that can cause powerful waves of energy to shoot through minuscule wires known as carbon nanotubes. The discovery could lead to a new way of producing electricity, the researchers say. NNSA Administrator: "Investing Now in a Modern, Sustainable Nuclear Security Enterprise is the Right Thing to Do" WASHINGTON, DC – In testimony before the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Administrator Thomas P. D'Agostino today said the FY2011 Budget Request is an important investment in the modern, sustainable infrastructure required to support the full range of NNSA's nuclear security missions. Exotic Antimatter Detected at Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) UPTON, NY - An international team of scientists studying high-energy collisions of gold ions at the [http://www.bnl.gov/rhic/] Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a 2.4-mile-circumference particle accelerator located at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, has published evidence of the most massive antinucleus discovered to date. The new antinucleus, discovered at RHIC's [http://www.bnl.gov/rhic/STAR.asp] STAR detector , is a negatively charged state of antimatter containing an antiproton, an antineutron, and an anti-Lambda particle. It is also the first antinucleus containing an anti-strange quark. The results will be published online by Science Express on March 4, 2010. Sandia's California lab cited in 'best places to work' survey LIVERMORE, Calif. - Sandia National Laboratories' California site in Livermore is ranked eighth among the winners in The Scientist magazine's eighth annual Best Places to Work for Postdocs survey. First Test Labs for Next-Generation Internet Protocol (IPv6) Are Accredited The first two laboratories have recently completed accreditation to provide testing services for the USGv6 Program. The USGv6 Program, developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), provides the basis for expressing U.S. government requirements for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) technologies and for testing that commercial products meet those requirements. The availability of commercial testing services is an important step towards the U.S. government's use of USGv6 acquisition tools, beginning in July 2010. United States and Argentina Partner to Prevent Nuclear Smuggling BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced that U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, Vilma Martinez, and the Minister for Foreign Relations, International Trade and Worship, Jorge Enrique Taiana, signed an agreement in Buenos Aires to begin a cooperative effort to detect, deter, and interdict illicit smuggling of nuclear and other radioactive material. The agreement paves the way for NNSA to work with Argentine Customs to install radiation detection equipment and associated infrastructure at the Port of Buenos Aires. Remarks of Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko at Commission Briefing on Uranium Recovery Regulation Good morning. We will be focusing on the licensing review of new uranium recovery facilities during today's Commission meeting. NRC Issues Confirmatory Order to National Institute of Standards After Agreement is Reached Under the Alternate Dispute Resolution - Individual is Barred From NRC-Licensed Activity for One Year The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has agreed to pay a $10,000 fine and implement a series of corrective actions related to radiation safety under an agreement reached with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In addition, a former radiation safety officer (RSO) at the NIST's facility in Boulder, Colo. will be prohibited from engaging in any NRC-licensed activities for one year for deliberate misconduct involving failure to provide complete and accurate information to the NRC. NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in King of Prussia, Pa., have selected Patrick Finney as the new Senior Resident Inspector at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant, in Salem Township (Luzerne County), Pa. NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Duane Arnold Nuclear Power Plant The U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Robert Murray as the new Resident Inspector at the Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in Palo, Iowa, roughly eight miles northwest of Cedar Rapids. |
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