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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), Nuclear Power, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia)
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Utility investigating vibrations that caused shutdown of nuclear reactor
Richmond Times-DispatchDominion Virginia Power had a crew of about 20 working Friday to determine what caused the shutdown of its North Anna power facility's Unit 2 nuclear reactor earlier in the day. The unit was idled April 7 for a scheduled refueling. The utility was...Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Surry County, Physiology, Nuclear Power, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Louisa man charged with scamming Hamilton's ex-wife for pardon
YORK — A man is facing felony charges in York County of bilking an ex-wife of former state delegate Phil Hamilton by promising to get him out of prison through a pardon from President Barack Obama. Joseph J. Yancey, 52, of Louisa County, faces six...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Television Industry, Politics, Judges
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BRIEF: North Anna nuclear reactor restarted after refueling outage
Richmond Times-DispatchDominion Virginia Power has begun the process of restarting its North Anna power facility's Unit 2 nuclear reactor, idled since April 7 for a scheduled refueling. Figures provided by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission show Unit 2 was operating at...Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Surry County, Surry (Surry, Virginia), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Nuke deal will give boost to area economy
Star-News, Wilmington, N.C.The Wilmington-area economy should get a jump-start from the jobs that will result from GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's deal with a Virginia utility, GEH President and CEO Caroline Reda said Friday. In the deal, GEH will engineer its new ESBWR nuclear...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Hitachi Ltd., Fluor Corporation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Chesterfield proceeds on meals tax, bonds
Richmond Times-DispatchThe Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to move forward with proposals allowing county voters to decide in November whether to impose a meals tax and issue bonds to pay for capital-improvement projects. The issues now go...Tags: Referenda, Dinwiddie County, Colonial Heights (Colonial Heights, Virginia), Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Politics
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Virginia senators debate education reform that would allow state takeover of failing schools
WDBJ7 ReporterThe debate over transportation funding has overshadowed other proposals during the final days of the General Assembly session. But other issues, including education reform, are coming into focus. Thursday in the State Senate, a forceful debate over...Tags: Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Politics, Executive Branch, John Edwards
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Several area residents on Governor McDonnell's Task Force of School and Campus Safety
Nearly four dozen people -- including several locals -- have been named to a Virginia panel reviewing school policies and procedures. The panel will also review funding and resource challenges, to ensure the safety of students and educators. Gov. Bob...
Tags: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Crime, Law and Justice, Health, Politics, Regional Authority
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Earthquake hits Louisa County, Virginia
WDBJ 7 Anchor/ReporterThe earth moved in again in Louisa, Virginia, but this time it was just another aftershock. The U.S. Geolocical Survey says a 2.0 magnitude earthquake hit Louisa yesterday. That is the same area a 5.8 quake shook much of the east coast back in August,...Tags: Natural Disasters
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This weekend's football scores (updated through Friday night)
FRIDAY (from VirginiaPreps.com): Mostly public schools Amherst County 46 Liberty (Bedford) 14 Annandale 28 R.E. Lee (Springfield) 21 Bassett 20 Magna Vista 19 Bath County 27 Pendleton County (WV) 14 Battlefield 40 Patriot 20 Briar Woods 45 Loudoun...Tags: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Bath County, Carroll County (Maryland), Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia)
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This weekend's high school scores
THURSDAY Warwick 35, Heritage 14 Lafayette 25, York 20 Bethel 32, Menchville 7 Arcadia 36, Northampton 0 FRIDAY (From VirginiaPreps.com): Mostly publicAmelia County 26 Cumberland 14 Amherst County 17 E.C. Glass 0 Atlee 51 Armstrong 24 Bassett 51...Tags: Radford (Radford, Virginia), Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Bath County, Carroll County (Maryland)
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Rebuilding of quake-damaged Va school to begin
Louisa County officials are preparing to break ground for a new elementary school that will replace one severely damaged by the 2011 earthquake. The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is scheduled for 4:30 p.m....
Tags: Elementary Schools, Schools, FEMA
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