TMI Update: Jan 14, 2024


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March 28, 2024 marks the 45th Anniversary of the Three Mile Island meltdown—the worst commercial nuclear power accident in U.S. history.

+RADIOACTIVE rolls out on streamers Apple+ and Amazon Prime Video on March 12, 2024.

Watch the film on Apple+ or Amazon Prime Video - then join us:

+March 28, 2024, 7:00 p.m. EST. Webinar hosted by Beyond Nuclear, “Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island, Gender, Justice, and the Future of Nuclear Power.” (Register Here).

Speakers include Director Heidi Hutner, Mary Olson (Gender and Radiation Project), Ana Rondon and Krystal Curley (Navajo Nation), and Green Energy expert Professor Mark Jacobson (Stanford University). Moderated by Cindy Folkers (Beyond Nuclear)

+March 20, 2024, 6:00 p.m. RADIOACTIVE will screen at New York Law School. Tix available soon. Director, Producers, and Cast will attend the Q & A. Hosted by the Forum on Life, Culture, and Society. (Free Tix Here)

For more in-person screenings see our “screenings” page.

RADIOACTIVE Awards:

*Audience Pick Best Documentary — Dances With Films Festival, NYC

*Best Director and Best Documentary — Full Frame International Film Festival, NYC

*Best lnvestigative Documentary— International Uranium Film Festival

Praise for RADIOACTIVE:

RADIOACTIVE: THE WOMEN OF THREE MILE ISLAND [is] a compelling and significant documentary in the grand tradition of such trailblazing women filmmakers as Kimberlee Acquaro, Christine Choy, and Barbara Koppel … this is a film that should be rated in supernovas, not stars. —EDWARD MORAN, CINEMA DAILY USA (FULL REVIEW: HERE).

Heidi Hutner’s award-winning RADIOACTIVE is a masterpiece…. I can’t wait to see where this filmmaker goes next.—KARL GROSSMAN, PROFESSOR OF JOURNALISM AND JOURNALIST (see full article HERE).

RADIOACTIVE: THE WOMEN OF THREE MILE ISLAND is a stunning award-winning film. It asks the important question: should we or shouldn’t we with nuclear energy? First-time filmmaker Heidi Hutner answers this question with solid research and interviews with scientists, engineers, whistleblowers, physicians, and most importantly with the victims themselves. RADIOACTIVE is a must-see tour-de-force for anyone who cares about our energy future and our planet. —JON BOWERMASTER, AWARD-WINNING NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FILMMAKER (Radio Interview HERE)

Most of America would be shocked to know the true story of the meltdown at Three Mile Island. Far fewer would ever want the thing in their backyard. Prof. Hutner takes us there and meets the people who have no choice but to call the worst nuclear meltdown in U.S. history their neighbor. This chilling feminist thriller unveils a host of cover-ups and criminal actions by the nuclear industry and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)—who put this community in mortal danger. The intrepid women and mothers in RADIOACTIVE face Goliath and fight back until the bitter end—to uncover the truth and protect their community. The filmmakers have created a powerful personal story that will resonate deeply with everyone who sees it. –DAVE CHAMEIDES, TWO-TIME EMMY-AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR and AWARD-WINNING CINEMATOGRAPHER.

AUDIENCE REACTIONS: ‘Shocking,’ ‘Inspiring,’ ‘Can’t stop thinking about it,’ ‘Intense and deeply moving,’ ‘Should win and Academy Award,’ ‘Everyone needs to see Radioactive,’ ‘Powerful and frightening,” “On the edge of my seat….” And at all screenings to date: sold-out theaters and thunderous standing ovations…..

No: 24-013 February 20, 2024
CONTACT: David McIntyre, 301-415-8200
 
NRC Proposes to Amend Licensing, Inspection, and Annual Fees for Fiscal Year 2024
 
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public comment on proposed changes to
the licensing, inspection, special projects, and annual fees it will charge applicants and licensees
for fiscal year 2024.
 
The proposed fee rule, published today in the Federal Register, is based on the FY 2024
Congressional Budget Justification as a full-year appropriation has not yet been enacted. The
final rule will be based on the NRC’s actual appropriation, and the agency will update the final
fee schedule as appropriate. The NRC’s proposed FY 2024 budget is approximately $1.01
billion. The agency would use $27.1 million in carryover funds, making the total budget
authority used in the FY 2024 proposed fee rule $979.2 million, an increase of $52.1 million
from FY 2023.
 
Under the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act, the NRC is required to
recover approximately 100 percent of its total budget authority in FY 2024, except funds for
specific excluded activities.
 
After accounting for the exclusions from the fee recovery requirement and net billing
adjustments, the NRC must recover approximately $825.7 million in fees in FY 2024. Of this
amount, the NRC estimates that $205.5 million will be recovered through service fees under 10
CFR Part 170 and $620.2 million through annual fees under 10 CFR Part 171.
 
Compared to FY 2023, the proposed annual fees would decrease for the operating power
reactors fee class. This fee does not exceed the cap established by NEIMA. The proposed annual
fees would increase for fuel facilities, spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning activities, non-
power production or utilization facilities, transportation activities for the U.S. Department of
Energy, the non-DOE uranium recovery licensee, the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control
Act Program, and all materials users fee categories.
 
The proposed fee rule includes several other changes affecting licensees and applicants.
The NRC proposes to increase the hourly rate for services from $300 to $321 for FY 2024, and
license application fees would be adjusted accordingly. In addition, the proposed rule would
amend NRC’s payment methods to align with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s “No-Cash
No-Check” policy, to remove paper forms of payment and provide that payments be made
electronically using the methods accepted at www.pay.gov.
 
The proposed rule includes detailed instructions on how to submit written comments.
Comments will be accepted through March 21.
 
Subject: Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 - Issuance of Amendment Nos. 286 and 270 Re: Changes to Technical Specifications for Control Rods (EPID L-2023-LLA-0086)
 
ADAMS Accession No: ML24039A188
 
 
Using Web-based ADAMS, select “Advanced Search”
Under “Property,” select “Accession Number”
Under “Value,” enter the Accession Number
Click Search

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