San Onofre Siren Test Renews Nuclear Debate - NBC Los Angeles

San Onofre Siren Test Renews Nuclear Debate
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By Vikki Vargas and Bill French A periodic test at the now-shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant inspired protest Wednesday, May 23, against the reopening of the plant, which has been closed since January while engineers figure out why tubes inside ...
Protesters demand closure of San Onofre power plant OCRegister
California nuke trouble could prompt rule review Huffington Post
Calif nuke trouble could prompt NRC rule review CBS News

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Focus Grows on Nuclear Plant - Wall Street Journal


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Focus Grows on Nuclear Plant
Wall Street Journal
By KEITH JOHNSON AP The Fort Calhoun, Neb., nuclear-power plant was surrounded by floodwaters last June. A fire at the plant helped center attention on the industry. At 9:27 am on June 7, 2011, operators of the Fort Calhoun nuclear-power plant near ...
Top nuclear regulator sees need to review agency rules after trouble at San ... Washington Post
Calif nuke trouble could prompt NRC rule review The Seattle Times
Outgoing NRC Chair Says Agency May Need To Rethink Its Safety Regulations Kbps
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Japan's hotter weather to boost power demand - Reuters


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Japan's hotter weather to boost power demand
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Power demand is in focus as nuclear power generation has fallen gradually to zero since last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami wrecked the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, 240 km north of Tokyo, causing the worst nuclear disaster since ...
Reducing emissions hard even with nuclear power: Japan AsiaOne
Nuclear power: No consensus in Asia or the West Asian Correspondent
Emissions to drop 2 to 19% by 2020 The Japan Times
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Germany aims for stronger grip on switchover from nuclear to renewable energy - Washington Post


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Germany aims for stronger grip on switchover from nuclear to renewable energy
Washington Post
BERLIN — The German government will more closely oversee the country's move from nuclear power to renewable energy, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday — a mammoth 10-year project for Europe's biggest economy that has been going slowly so far.
Germany beefs up monitoring of nuclear shutdown The Associated Press
Merkel seeks deal on post-nuclear energy strategy Reuters

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Catastrophic nuclear reactor meltdowns like Chernobyl or Fukushima could ... - Daily Mail


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Catastrophic nuclear reactor meltdowns like Chernobyl or Fukushima could ...
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The meltdown at Japan's Fukushima plant following the March 2011 tsunami triggered a worldwide debate on the future of the energy source, leading to Germany's decision to phase out nuclear power by 2022. Before the crisis, Japan provided almost a third ...
Severe Nuclear Reactor Accidents Likely Every 10 to 20 Years - New Max Planck ... Democratic Underground
Fukushima like accidents to recur New York Daily News
Nuclear accidents likely 'every ten to twenty years' TG Daily

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Britain Charts Way to Wider Nuclear Investment - Pittsburgh Post Gazette


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Britain Charts Way to Wider Nuclear Investment
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By STEPHEN CASTLE / The New York Times LONDON -- Britain announced plans Tuesday to finance a new generation of nuclear power plants and renewable energy facilities in a move that illustrates divergent energy policies within the European Union as it ...
Britain Says It Will Add Reactors for Energy New York Times
UK proposes energy market overhaul to boost demand for nuclear power Mother Nature Network
Energy reforms could leave hard-up consumers with higher electricity bills Power Engineering Magazine
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Experts: Nuclear Power Industry Woes Spreading Across Nation From Florida To Iowa - MarketWatch (press release)

Experts: Nuclear Power Industry Woes Spreading Across Nation From Florida To Iowa
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Duke customers paid out $224 million when the company canceled its Cherokee nuclear reactor in 1982. Ratepayers are understandably wary about taking on more risk as Duke debates whether or not to even build two new reactors at the Lee site near Gaffney ...

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New Survey Finds Strong Support For Nuclear Energy Among Pennsylvanians - MarketWatch (press release)

New Survey Finds Strong Support For Nuclear Energy Among Pennsylvanians
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HARRISBURG, Pa., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Pennsylvania Energy Alliance today released the results of a new statewide survey that shows a strong majority of Pennsylvanians continue to support the use of nuclear energy.

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14 Pilgrim protesters arrested trying to hand-deliver letter - Boston.com


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14 Pilgrim protesters arrested trying to hand-deliver letter
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Fourteen activists are due back in court July 11 to face trespassing charges in connection with a demonstration they held at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth on May 20. Members of a group called Cape Downwinders were scheduled to picket ...
Pilgrim nuclear plant shut down, contract negotiations continue Boston Herald
Pilgrim nuclear plant shut down Boston Globe
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Richland nuclear plant license renewed - TheNewsTribune.com


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Richland nuclear plant license renewed
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By Annette Cary, Tri-City Herald The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has extended the operating license of the nuclear power plant near Richland for 20 years. The news had been expected after the NRC informally told Energy Northwest last week that the ...
Northwest nuke plant gets new 20-year license BusinessWeek
Columbia nuclear plant receives new 20-year license The Seattle Times
US NRC renews license for Energy Northwest's Columbia nuclear unit Platts

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