Utility officials and regulators next week will review an analysis of what caused a crack in the concrete wall of the Crystal River nuclear plant's containment building. ...more

November 11, 2009

Operators at Progress Energy's nuclear power plant in Crystal River shut the reactor down on Monday when some control rods dropped into the core, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said. There were no safety problems, radiation release or damage to the plant from the shut-down, said NRC spokesman Roger Hannah. ...more

August 26, 2009

Progress Energy Florida's plan to build two nuclear power plants in Levy County was approved today by state regulators. ...more

July 15, 2008

A federal jury on Tuesday convicted a former nuclear plant worker of concealing the worst corrosion ever found at a U.S. reactor. A second defendant was acquitted. ...more

October 31, 2007