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| Feds Approve Unsafe New Nuclear Reactors Requiring Billions of Taxpayer Dollars eNews Park Forest Friends of the Earth stated today that the decision to give the green light to building two nuclear reactors at Vogtle, Georgia raises fundamental safety and economic concerns. The NRC ruling, the first such approval in the US in more than 30 years, … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Critic: Proposed MidAmerican nuclear plant is “socialism” DesMoinesRegister.com A steady critic of MidAmerican Energy’s proposed nuclear plant in Iowa said legislation backing the project amounts to “socialism” and would cost average ratepayer more than $800 a year. Iowa lawmakers are considering a bill, House File 561, … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Michigan Nuclear Plant Downgraded Over Safety Wall Street Journal AP The Nuclear Regulatory Commission assigns the more than 100 nuclear reactors in the US to one of five categories based on their safety performance. Most are in the top-performing group. Palisades was bumped to the No. 2 category last month and now … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Scientists warn of seismic fault in Fukushima ABC Online By North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy Scientists are urging the operators of the Fukushima nuclear plant to improve safety measures, warning that a dangerous seismic fault has been re-activated near the site. In the seven months after last year’s … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Spot Uranium Grinds To A Halt Ninemsn For the first time since 1978, when the Three Mile Island reactor accident brought the nuclear danger to the point of reality and prompted Jane Fonda and Jack Lemmon to film The China Syndrome, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Closing No. 2 N-plant would add to woes The Daily Yomiuri With the additional assistance from the state-backed Nuclear Damage Liabilities Facilitation Fund, TEPCO can be free, for now at least, from the danger of reaching negative net worth, or liabilities exceeding assets. Uncertainties, however … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Tubes shut down at San Onofre nuclear plant San Francisco Chronicle The San Onofre nuclear power plant in Southern California is shutting down some of the tubes in a reactor because of premature wear. Southern California Edison spokesman Gil Alexander announced Monday that an undisclosed number of tubes will be taken … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Activists target Asheville power plant Asheville Citizen-Times The law requires no formal security requirements at coal-fired power plants, said James McLawhorn, head of the electricity division of the NC Utilities Commission. Nuclear power plants are required to have tight security because of the threat radiation … See all stories on this topic » |
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| US naval battle group crosses Strait of Hormuz CBS News The US and allies fear Iran’s uranium enrichment program could eventually lead to the production of weapons-grade nuclear material. Iran claims it only seeks reactors for energy and medical research. “I wouldn’t characterize … us going through the … See all stories on this topic » |
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