 A banner supporting Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs, is displayed at Central, Hong Kong's business district, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. U.S. President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview, and called them transparent - even though they are authorized in secret. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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![Shafiullah Nooristani, a member of the Afghan High Peace Council, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's said Wednesday he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations, while also insisting the militant group stop its violent attacks on the ground after it claimed responsibility for a rocket attack that killed four Americans. Karzai had said Tuesday that he would send representatives from his High Peace Council to Qatar for talks but aides said he changed his mind after objecting to the Taliban's use of its formal name "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" in opening an office in Doha. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)](http://matchbin-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/public/sites/625/assets/L8X3_Afghanistan_Copy_2_.jpg "Shafiullah Nooristani, a member of the Afghan High Peace Council, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's said Wednesday he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations, while also insisting the militant group stop its violent attacks on the ground after it claimed responsibility for a rocket attack that killed four Americans. Karzai had said Tuesday that he would send representatives from his High Peace Council to Qatar for talks but aides said he changed his mind after objecting to the Taliban's use of its formal name "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" in opening an office in Doha. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)") Shafiullah Nooristani, a member of the Afghan High Peace Council, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's said Wednesday he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations, while also insisting the militant group stop its violent attacks on the ground after it claimed responsibility for a rocket attack that killed four Americans. Karzai had said Tuesday that he would send representatives from his High Peace Council to Qatar for talks but aides said he changed his mind after objecting to the Taliban's use of its formal name "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" in opening an office in Doha. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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NRC proposing $70K fine against TVA for violations
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing a $70,000 fine against the Tennessee Valley Authority for violations related to one of its East Tennessee nuclear plants.
According to a NRC news release on Wednesday, the violations have to do with the commercial grade dedication program during the construction of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2, about 60 miles southwest of Knoxville.
The NRC requires certain components in a nuclear plant to meet strict nuclear quality assurance standards. Commercial grade dedication is a process that provides reasonable assurance that components purchased from a commercial supplier are equivalent to nuclear grade items.
NRC inspectors found a breakdown in the program resulting in construction of unknown quality, a failure to report that breakdown and a failure to identify that issue as a significant condition affecting quality.
At a conference last month, TVA outlined a number of corrective actions including a review of all commercial grade dedication documents, additional staff training and creating a new position to oversee the process.
TVA spokeswoman Gail Rymer told The Associated Press that the agency "accepts and respects the enforcement decision issued by the NRC."
But she said "no issues have been identified as we've gone through the review process, and we will be completed with that review by the end of this month."
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
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A banner supporting Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs, is displayed at Central, Hong Kong's business district, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. U.S. President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview, and called them transparent - even though they are authorized in secret. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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An Afghan policeman overlooking from checkpoint outside Bagram military base, 50 kilometers (31 miles) north of Kabul, Afghanistan, June, 19, 2013. The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four American troops just hours after the insurgent group announced it would hold talks with the U.S. on finding a political solution to ending the nearly 12-year war in the country.(AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)
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Shafiullah Nooristani, a member of the Afghan High Peace Council, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's said Wednesday he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations, while also insisting the militant group stop its violent attacks on the ground after it claimed responsibility for a rocket attack that killed four Americans. Karzai had said Tuesday that he would send representatives from his High Peace Council to Qatar for talks but aides said he changed his mind after objecting to the Taliban's use of its formal name "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" in opening an office in Doha. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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NRC proposing $70K fine against TVA for violations
Jun 19, 2013 | 23 views | 0 | 5 | |
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing a $70,000 fine against the Tennessee Valley Authority for violations related to one of its East Tennessee nuclear plants.
According to a NRC news release on Wednesday, the violations have to do with the commercial grade dedication program during the construction of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2, about 60 miles southwest of Knoxville.
The NRC requires certain components in a nuclear plant to meet strict nuclear quality assurance standards. Commercial grade dedication is a process that provides reasonable assurance that components purchased from a commercial supplier are equivalent to nuclear grade items.
NRC inspectors found a breakdown in the program resulting in construction of unknown quality, a failure to report that breakdown and a failure to identify that issue as a significant condition affecting quality.
At a conference last month, TVA outlined a number of corrective actions including a review of all commercial grade dedication documents, additional staff training and creating a new position to oversee the process.
TVA spokeswoman Gail Rymer told The Associated Press that the agency "accepts and respects the enforcement decision issued by the NRC."
But she said "no issues have been identified as we've gone through the review process, and we will be completed with that review by the end of this month."
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
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A banner supporting Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs, is displayed at Central, Hong Kong's business district, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. U.S. President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview, and called them transparent - even though they are authorized in secret. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Malin Risling, Associated Press
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A WikiLeaks spokesman who claims to represent Edward Snowden has reached out to government offici...
An Afghan policeman overlooking from checkpoint outside Bagram military base, 50 kilometers (31 miles) north of Kabul, Afghanistan, June, 19, 2013. The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four American troops just hours after the insurgent group announced it would hold talks with the U.S. on finding a political solution to ending the nearly 12-year war in the country.(AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)
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Shafiullah Nooristani, a member of the Afghan High Peace Council, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's said Wednesday he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations, while also insisting the militant group stop its violent attacks on the ground after it claimed responsibility for a rocket attack that killed four Americans. Karzai had said Tuesday that he would send representatives from his High Peace Council to Qatar for talks but aides said he changed his mind after objecting to the Taliban's use of its formal name "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" in opening an office in Doha. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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NRC proposing $70K fine against TVA for violations
Jun 19, 2013 | 23 views | 0 | 5 | |
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing a $70,000 fine against the Tennessee Valley Authority for violations related to one of its East Tennessee nuclear plants.
According to a NRC news release on Wednesday, the violations have to do with the commercial grade dedication program during the construction of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2, about 60 miles southwest of Knoxville.
The NRC requires certain components in a nuclear plant to meet strict nuclear quality assurance standards. Commercial grade dedication is a process that provides reasonable assurance that components purchased from a commercial supplier are equivalent to nuclear grade items.
NRC inspectors found a breakdown in the program resulting in construction of unknown quality, a failure to report that breakdown and a failure to identify that issue as a significant condition affecting quality.
At a conference last month, TVA outlined a number of corrective actions including a review of all commercial grade dedication documents, additional staff training and creating a new position to oversee the process.
TVA spokeswoman Gail Rymer told The Associated Press that the agency "accepts and respects the enforcement decision issued by the NRC."
But she said "no issues have been identified as we've gone through the review process, and we will be completed with that review by the end of this month."
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
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