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Water 'very slightly radioactive'
Associated PressDETROIT -- Seventy-nine gallons of "very slightly radioactive water" from a leaky tank at the troubled Palisades Nuclear Plant spilled into Lake Michigan, a Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokeswoman said Monday. There is no risk to human health because...Tags: Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Politics, Entergy Corporation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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The dubious future of the San Onofre nuclear plant
Southern California Edison officials are saying that if they can’t get permission to reopen one of the shuttered reactors at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, they will consider permanently closing the plant this year, according to a report...
Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Southern California Edison Company, Economy, Business and Finance, Machine Manufacturing, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Fla. high court upholds nuclear-power surcharge law
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court rejected on Thursday the challenge to a controversial law that allows electric utilities to collect money from their customers for nuclear-power plants that won't be built for years — if ever. The...
Tags: Progress Energy Incorporated, Justice System, Judges, Duke Energy Corporation, Crime, Law and Justice
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Mike Gray dies at 77; co-wrote 'China Syndrome' screenplay
Mike Gray, an author, activist and documentarian who co-wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for "The China Syndrome," the provocative 1979 film about a cover-up at a nuclear power plant, died Tuesday of heart failure at his Hollywood Hills home, his...
Tags: Entertainment, Movies, Three Mile Island Accident (1979), The Second City, Kentucky Fried Chicken
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Annapolis man to head FEMA grant program
President Barack Obama has named an Annapolis man to head the multibillion-dollar grant program through which the Federal Emergency Management Agency helps local governments prepare for disasters. Brian Kamoie, 41, will oversee a vast portfolio of...
Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Senate, Colleges and Universities, Tokyo Electric Power Co., George Washington University
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Exelon reports $4M loss in 1Q, cites hedging costs
Tribune reporterExelon Corp. said Wednesday it swung to a loss in the first three months of the year as bad bets on the direction of commodity prices outweighed a jump in revenue. The $4 million loss worked out to a penny per share, compared with a profit of $200...Tags: Electricity Production and Distribution, Exelon Corp., Petroleum Industry
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Military Notes
South Bend TribuneNavy Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric T. Arnold has graduated from the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Power School at Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in Goose Creek, S.C. Arnold is the son of Rod Arnold, of Granger. He is a 2011 graduate of Penn High School....Tags: Army National Guard, Ronald Reagan, U.S. Navy
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Earthquake reported to kill dozens in southern Iran
TEHRAN -- A powerful earthquake shook southern Iran on Tuesday afternoon, killing dozens of people and devastating entire towns, Iranian media reported. At least 31 people died in the quake, including three victims under a collapsed house in the small...
Tags: News Agency, U.S. Geological Survey, Natural Disasters, Iran
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On this date in history: The Chernobyl disaster
On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukraine had an explosion and a fire that released radioactive particles into the atmosphere where they spread over several other countries in what is acknowledged to be the worst nuclear...
Tags: Russia, Ukraine, Chernobyl Disaster (1986), ABC (tv network), Chernobyl (Kiev Oblast, Ukraine)
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Casey asks for better nuke plant emergency planning
Every nuclear plant in the country, including Exelon's Limerick Generating Station in Montgomery County, sits at the center of a circle with a 10-mile radius. Inside the circle, federal law requires plant operators to blanket residents with information...Tags: Lehigh County, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Emmaus, Disasters and Accidents
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Could Iran's presidential politicking open door to nuclear deal?
Thirty years of punishing sanctions have failed to curb Iran’s rogue behavior. Perhaps, a growing chorus of diplomats and security experts suggest, it is time for the United States to change tactics. With a presidential election in the Islamic...
Tags: Chuck Hagel, U.S. Congress, International Atomic Energy Agency, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Islam
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L.A. City Council jumps into San Onofre debate
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.Los Angeles became the latest -- and largest -- city to weigh in on the fate of the San Onofre nuclear plant Tuesday, with the City Council unanimously passing a resolution calling on federal regulators to hold off on deciding whether the plant can...Tags: Southern California Edison Company, Port of Los Angeles, Paul Koretz, Bill Rosendahl, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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