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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... -
Spill panel report impressive for detail, Graham gives overview
Planet Florida - Orlando SentinelSay what you will about the presidential commission on BP spill. You may agree the industry suffers from what the panel called “systemic” flaws. Yoy may be disappointed with the panel for not calling for a lifting of the spill liability cap.... -
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: Nuclear Power, Entergy Corporation, Lake Michigan
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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 (animal), Nuclear Power, Turkey, FPL Group
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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: Electricity Production and Distribution, Genetic Engineering, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Henry A Waxman, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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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...
Tags: Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Wethersfield, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Plant Openings, Cheshire
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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: Sempra Energy, Southern California Edison Company, Nuclear Power, Natural Resources Defense Council, San Diego Gas & Electric Company
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FirstEnergy says Ohio Perry plant returns to service
ReutersMay 16 (Reuters) - FirstEnergy Corp's Perry nuclear power plant in Ohio returned to service after a refueling and maintenance outage on Thursday. The 1,240-megawatt unit was currently operating at 21 percent power, the company said in a statement. The...Tags: FirstEnergy Corp., General Electric Company, Nuclear Power
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DEP recovers missing nuclear gauge
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection found its missing nuclear gauge. The device — a Road Reader Nuclear Density Gauge, to be exact — fell off of a truck in West Virginia on May 3. The department uses the gauge in road...
Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Franklin County (Virginia), Franklin (Franklin, Virginia)
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Radioactive device lost on Interstate 81, DEP says
The state Department of Environmental Protection says a radioactive device used in road construction was lost somewhere along Interstate 81 in West Virginia when it fell off a Pennsylvania contractor's truck. "As long as the device is not tampered with...Tags: Services and Shopping, General Contracting
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Edison, Mitsubishi hit roadblock on San Onofre's future
A flurry of letters that went back and forth between Southern California Edison and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries late last year reveal the serious hurdles that stand in the way of the San Onofre nuclear power plant's long-term future. The plant had...
Tags: Southern California Edison Company, Physiology, Nuclear Power, Science and Technology, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited
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