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Jefferson County businessman Ruland running for W.Va. Senate seat
Republican James Ruland, a local businessman and decorated Vietnam War veteran, is challenging state Sen. Herb Snyder, a three-term incumbent Democrat, for his 16th District seat in the West Virginia State Senate. Ruland, of Shannondale, W.Va., announced...Tags: Wars and Interventions, U.S. Navy, Herb Snyder, Vietnam War (1955-1975), U.S. Senate
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No quick fix seen at Japanese nuclear plant
The Associated PressOfficials raced Monday to restore electricity to Japan’s leaking nuclear plant, but getting the power flowing will hardly be the end of their battle: With its mangled machinery and partly melted reactor cores, bringing the complex under control is a...Tags: Health Organizations, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Health, Disasters and Accidents, Employees
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Officials: No radiation danger to US, territories
The Obama administration said Thursday that radiation leaking from the crippled Japanese nuclear complex does not present a danger to the western United States or its Pacific territories at this time. Officials also defended a proposed 50-mile...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Disasters and Accidents, Barack Obama, Elections
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Obama seeks safety review of U.S. nuclear plants
President Barack Obama said Thursday he had asked nuclear regulators for a comprehensive review of the safety of U.S. plants in light of the disaster in Japan, saying "Nuclear energy is an important part of our own energy future."
Obama said he made...Tags: Hawaii, Alaska, Japan, Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents
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Ala. nuclear plant cited for safety by NRC
Associated PressFederal regulators ordered an in-depth inspection Tuesday at a nuclear power plant run by the Tennessee Valley Authority in northern Alabama after deciding the failure of an emergency cooling system there could have been a serious safety problem. The U....Tags: Tokyo Electric Power Co., North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Disasters and Accidents
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Japanese choppers dump water on stricken reactor
Japan tried high-pressure water cannons, fire trucks and even helicopters that dropped batches of seawater in increasingly frantic attempts Thursday to cool an overheated nuclear complex as U.S. officials warned the situation was deteriorating.
The top...Tags: Tokyo Electric Power Co., Diplomacy, Employees, Disasters and Accidents, Barack Obama
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Japan quake causes emergencies at 5 nuke reactors
Associated PressJapan declared states of emergency for five nuclear reactors at two power plants after the units lost cooling ability in the aftermath of Friday's powerful earthquake. Thousands of residents were evacuated as workers struggled to get the reactors under...Tags: Tokyo Electric Power Co., International Atomic Energy Agency, Disasters and Accidents, Electricity Production and Distribution, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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FirstEnergy has powerful past
julieg@herald-mail.comWith one major regulatory hurdle standing between the merger of FirstEnergy and local energy supplier Allegheny Energy, just what is FirstEnergy? The Akron, Ohio-based company that could buy out Allegheny by the end of March has more diverse power-...Tags: Arts and Culture, Allegheny Energy Inc., Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Elections, Coal
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Nuclear agency chief resigns
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- The embattled chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission resigned Monday after a tumultuous three-year tenure in which he pushed for sweeping safety reforms but came under fire for an unyielding management style that fellow...Tags: Republican Party, Democratic Party, Japan, Barack Obama, White House
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Top nuclear regulator resigns amid GOP criticisms
WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission who was championed by watchdogs for his cautious approach to nuclear power but criticized by Republicans in Congress for an overly hard-charging style has announced he will step down....
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NRC taps Japan envoy to head local office
Tribune reporterThe Midwest office of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission welcomed a new administrator Monday responsible for regulating 16 commercial nuclear plants in seven states, including Illinois. Charles Casto, who has been with the NRC since 1985, comes to the...Tags: Tokyo Electric Power Co., Exelon Corp., State University of New York, Japan, University of Georgia
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Activists take fight to close San Onofre to Sempra's front door
SAN DIEGO -- Activists fighting to have the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant closed for good delivered a letter to Sempra Energy Friday, demanding the company join their calls. "Is it possible? Damn right it is," stated Ray Lutz with Citizens Oversight...
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