Fire extinguished at Waterford power plant in St. Charles Parish /NRC proposes fine against nuclear power plant

wwltv.com
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 9:04 AM
Updated yesterday at 11:36 AM
Dominic Massa / Eyewitness News

ST. CHARLES PARISH, La. -- An oil fire at the Waterford I power plant sent thick smoke into the air Sunday morning but was extinguished after about an hour and posed no danger to residents, officials said.

A WWL-TV Eyewitness sent in a photo of the thick, dark smoke in the air Sunday morning. The fire reportedly broke out around 8:30 a.m. at the Waterford I power plant in St. Charles Parish.

About 9:50 a.m., parish officials reported that the fire had been extinguished.

http://www.wwltv.com/news/Oil-fire-at-Waterford-III-nuclear-power-plant-sends-smoke-into-air-over-St-Charles-Parish-137374833.html

NRC proposes fine against nuclear power plant

Jan 9, 2012

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed a $140,000 civil penalty against Entergy Operations Inc., a subsidiary of Entergy (NYSE: ETR), at the 978 MW River Bend Station, for control room operators accessing the internet without authorization and failure by the utility to take timely corrective actions once the issue was identified.

The NRC said control room operators are directly responsible for monitoring the reactor and other important plant systems to ensure that it is operated safely. Plant procedures require operators to remain attentive and focused on their work.

http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2012/01/nrc-proposed-fine-against-nuclear-power-plant.html