Robot Herman joins Three Mile Island repair crew
At Three Mile Island in Middletown Pennsylvania a 13 year old robot named Herman is deployed to enter a radiation filled room and obtain a coolant water sample from the damaged reactor. Herman has previously handled radioactive cleanup tasks at Rochester Sewanee and Clinton and can operate up to 20 hours on its power supply.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
N-plant woes frame Babcock Wilcox drag on McDermott
The Three Mile Island accident parts company with McDermott as it battles weak offshore oilfield earnings and legal wrangles. McDermott's new leadership seeks relief via Babcock Wilcox, which earns from coal plants and Navy nuclear systems while facing a tougher market. Analysts caution profits hinge on orders and utility demand for nuclear versus coal.
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NRC calls Davis-Besse and similar reactors safe for now
NRC staff, after detailing last week’s events at Three Mile Island near Harrisburg, says six reactors built by the same firm remain safe for now but have received precautionary notes. Plants in Greenville, Crystal River, Rancho Seco, Russellville, and Davis-Besse are cited. Davis-Besse is shut for valve repairs. Commission will pursue fuller investigation and re verify earlier guidance to operators.
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Return Home After Three Mile Island Crisis
Central Pennsylvanians begin returning home after a week of nuclear panic near Three Mile Island. About 78,900 of roughly 200,000 evacuees have gone back, as Gov Thornburgh reports the hydrogen bubble danger has been eliminated and catastrophe odds have diminished.
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