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Report Updated:
October 12, 2009
09/11/03 Semiannual Report Status of Implementation of Davis-Besse Learned Task Force Report Recommendations.[1] By memorandum dated March 7, 2003, the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research submitted an overall plan to implement the recommendations of the Davis-Besse Lessons Learned Task Force (LLTF). The overall plan contains four separate action plans to address, as a minimum, the high-priority items in the areas of (1.) Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC), (2.) Operating Experience, (3.) Inspection, Assessment, and Project Management, and (4.) Barrier Integrity Requirements... Part 1 of this action plan also calls for the development of revised requirements for licensee inspection of reactor pressure vessel heads... This action plan includes a comprehensive review of the Agency's operating experience function... U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Ohio Nuclear Highlights
Competing Fuels
In 2007, coal accounted for 85 percent of the electricity generated by the State. The percentage of electricity generated by coal, gas, nuclear, and hydropower for each state with at least one commercial reactor is reported in the Electricity Market table. Emissions According to 1999 data from EIA's State image map, the average sulfur content of coal produced in Ohio was 3.45 percent by weight, compared to 1.98 percent for all coal received in the State, and with a National average of 1.01 percent. Pounds of sulfur per million Btu was 2.93 compared with a National average of 1.66 pounds per million Btu.
Emissions
See also, the comprehensive table comparing emissions tonnage for all 50 States plus the District of Columbia. License Renewal According to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), it is anticipated that the FirstEnergy Corporation will apply for renewal of Davis Besse's license in December 2004. The current license for Perry's reactor expires in 2026. Information on the current status of all license renewal applications appears on the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov . To located the data, select index (at the top) then select the letter "l"and click on License Renewal. Air Quality in Ohio Total greenhouse emissions for each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia, most current data year.
Where to Go Next (your choice) To Next State in this Series (Pennsylvania)
[1] U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Semi-Annual Report-Status of Implementation of Davis-Besse Learned Task Force Report Recommendations, September 11, 2003.
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annual nuclear statistics back to 1953
projected electricity capacity to 2025
international electricity statistics