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Shearon Harris nuclear plant shut down because of cracking
The News & ObserverDuke Energy Progress shut down the Shearon Harris nuclear plant in Wake County on Wednesday after the company discovered that the reactor vessel -- which holds the plant's nuclear fuel and contains the nuclear reaction -- showed early indications of...Tags: FirstEnergy Corp., Economy, Business and Finance, Dentistry and Dental Health, Raleigh, Progress Energy Incorporated
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How many more chances for Palisades?
Those of us within the 50-mile safety zone of Palisades Nuclear Plant on Lake Michigan near Covert appreciate Fred Upton's powerful voice calling for a permanent fix to most recent problems that shut down the plant. Upton, a Republican who represents...Tags: Entergy Corporation, Lake Michigan, Nuclear Power
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Dykens, Roper win Chatham selectmen race
Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.As a school committee member and chairman for almost 19 years, Jeffrey Dykens brought many a school budget and proposal before selectmen. Now he will get to see how it works from the other side of the table. Dykens was the top vote-getter at the town...Tags: Elections, Interior Policy, Deval Patrick, Housing and Urban Planning, Voting
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'Unplanned shutdowns' at Turkey Point nuclear plant lead to more oversight
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Thursday it is increasing oversight of the Turkey Point Unit 3 nuclear power plant after three "unplanned shutdowns." But the commission said that the Florida Power & Light Co. plant near Homestead is "operating...Tags: Turkey, Turkey (animal), FPL Group, Nuclear Power
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North Anna plant passes NRC review
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.North Anna Power Station's two nuclear reactors operated safely last year, according to its latest performance review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Overall, according to a March 4 letter to David A. Heacock, president and chief nuclear officer...Tags: Virginia Earthquake (2011), Louisa County, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Nuclear Power
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Great Scott! DEP looking for missing nuclear gauge
Capitol IdeasYo! If your neighbor is building a time machine out of a DeLorean, you may want to call the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and West Virginia state officials. Your neighbor could be building the... -
Decision on San Onofre pushed back to June at the earliest
The head of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Tuesday that the agency will not make a decision on whether to restart the troubled San Onofre nuclear plant until late June at the earliest. The timeline for the plant has been pushed back...
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Shearon Harris shut down because of cracking
The News & ObserverDuke Energy Progress shut down the Shearon Harris nuclear plant in Wake County on Wednesday after the company discovered that the reactor vessel, which contains the plant's nuclear fuel, showed early indications of corrosion and cracking. The Nuclear...Tags: Raleigh, Wake County, Duke Energy Corporation, Progress Energy Incorporated, Nuclear Power
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In nuke fish mystery, there's only 1,700 suspects
Beaver County Times, Pa.NORTH PERRY, Ohio -- There could be as many as 1,700 suspects -- some wearing yellow protective radiological suits with hoods -- as the investigation continues on who left a pair of goldfish in an underground steam tunnel at an Ohio nuclear power plant....Tags: FirstEnergy Corp., Nuclear Power
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Out of the Blue: Speak up against San Onofre
Amid a spate of promising economic news, home values are climbing. Now for the bad news. For the first time in human history, the concentration of climate-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is nearing the milestone level of 400 parts per million....Tags: Henry A Waxman, Southern California Edison Company, Barbara Boxer, Genetic Engineering, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited
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Robert M. Douglass, Calvert Cliffs' chief engineer
Robert M. Douglass, former chief engineer of Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.'s Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant, died Monday of cancer at his home in Port Republic, Calvert County. He was 88. The son of an electrical engineer and a homemaker, Robert...
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Groups oppose effort to restart damaged California reactor
ReutersHOUSTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Critics of the damaged San Onofre nuclear plant in California urged federal regulators on Thursday to reject an effort by a unit of Edison International to accelerate a review process needed to determine if the reactor is...Tags: Natural Resources Defense Council, Southern California Edison Company, Edison International, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, Sempra Energy
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