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Nuclear Rubberstamp Commission

Karl Grossman | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Chernobyl, Allison Macfarlane, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fukushima, Nuclear Energy, Nrc, Clean Energy, Gregory Jaczko, Green News
Karl Grossman

The nuclear industry and promoters of nuclear power in government would have us believe that Fukushima means nothing. In reality, the consequences -- in Japan and all over the world -- are expected to be enormous.

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NRC Renews Reactor License

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Video, Nrc License, Entergy, Reuters, Nrc, Pilgrim Nuclear Reactor, Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Regulatory Commission License, Nrc Licensing, Entergy Reactor, Green News

May 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said Friday it approved a new 20-year operating license for Entergy Corp's Pilgrim r...

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Exit Jackzo: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Free Fall

Richard Brodsky | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Fukushima, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Indian Point, Gregory Jaczko, Nrc, Nuclear Power, Obama Nuclear Power, Politics News
Richard Brodsky

The resignation of NRC Chairman Gregory Jackzo puts the issue of nuclear safety smack on the middle of Obama's desk, and then into the presidential race. That's a good thing. 

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License Renewed For Northwest's Only Commercial Nuclear Plant

AP | SHANNON DININNY | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Energy, Washington Nuclear Power, Video, Energy Northwest, Nuclear License Renewal, Nrc, Northwest Nuclear Power, Pacific Northwest Nuclear, Columbia Nuclear Plant, Columbia Generating Station License Renewal, Nuclear-Power, Columbia Generating Station License, Green News

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has extended the license for the Northwest's only commercial nuclear power plant by an additi...

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Ryan Grim

Under A Withering Industry Assault, Nuclear Safety Chief Resigns

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Yucca Mountain, Fukushima, Jaczko Nrc, Jaczko, Gregory Jaczko Nrc, Yucca, Nuclear-Power, Gregory Jaczko, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Gregory Jaczko Resigns, Jaczko Resigns, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman, Greg Jaczko, Nrc Chairman Resigns, Nrc, Gregory Jaczko Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nrc Jaczko, Green News

WASHINGTON -- Under a withering assault from the industry, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko is stepping down, effective upon the ...

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Will You Pay as New Reactors Jump $900 Million in Just Three Months?

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Francois Hollande, San Onofre, Vogtle, Obama, V.C. Summer, Atomic Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Renaissance, Nrc, Levy County, Nuclear Power, Flamanville, Green News
Harvey Wasserman

The projected price for Georgia's Vogtle Double Reactor Project has jumped at least $900 million in just three months -- and that's just for starters.

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VA Nuke Plant To Face Extra Oversight

AP | MICHAEL FELBERBAUM | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Virginia, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Virginia Nuclear Power, Dominion Power, North Anna Nuclear Power Plant, Video, Nuclear Energy, Virginia Nuclear Plant, North Anna Power Station, North Anna Nuclear Oversight, Nrc, Dominion Virginia, Nuclear-Power, Dominion, Green News

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Dominion Virginia Power will face additional federal oversight at its North Anna Nuclear Power Station in central Virginia beca...

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'Green News Report' - May 1, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Climate Scientists, Drought, Video, Solar Energy, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Dow Chemical, Climate Science, Exxonmobil, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Wind Energy, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Pacific Garbage Patch, Wildlife; Endangered Species; ALEC, Poll, Pipeline, Louisiana, Oil Spill, Big Oil, Electric Cars, Clouds, Ibm, Fisheries, Overfishing, American Legislative Exchange Council, Nrc, Water, Fox News, Neil Cavuto, Oceans, Aei, Hydraulic Fracturing, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Poll show...

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Tom Zeller Jr.

Nuclear Safety Advocates Accuse Industry And Regulators Of Foot-Dragging On Basic Safety Measure

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Nrc, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Safety, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Gregory Jaczko, Nuclear Power, Green News

From her home, Mary Lampert, 70, has a clear view of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, which sits just across the Duxbury and Plymouth Bays in coasta...

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Ryan Grim

UPDATE: Obama Defies Reid On Key Appointment

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Sen Harry Reid, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Video, Mary Svinicki, Nrc, Nrc-Commissioners, Harry Reid, Nuclear, Nrc Commissioner, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A GOP nominee to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission "lied to Congress" and "disqualified herself" from a second term, a spokesman for Sen...

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No Nukes and Intervening Women

Renee Parsons | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: NRC Intervention, Nuclear Energy, Nrc, Nuclear Energy Controversy, Nuclear Power Plants, Green News
Renee Parsons

What is less well-known is that at the root of the controversy against the construction of commercial nuclear power reactors is a handful of exceptional women, mostly "housewives" whose thankless work done at their dining room tables.

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Nuclear Power's Green Mountain Grassroots Demise

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Oyster Creek, Vermont Yankee, San Onofre, Solartopia, Garvin Murtha, Loan Guarantees, Fukushima, NukeFree.Org, Obama, Atomic Energy Act, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Andrew Cuomo, Nuclear Renaissance, Green Power, Nrc, Renewables, Indian Point, Department of Energy, Green Energy, Nuclear Power, Entergy, Green News
Harvey Wasserman

If the citizens of Vermont can shut Yankee, a dam will be breached and the post-Fukushima power of a rising grassroots tsunami will be made tangible. Solartopia will be that much closer.

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Aging Nuclear Reactors: Are We Doing Enough to Ensure Safety?

Joe Rubin | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Safety, California, Nuclear Reactor Safety, Nuclear Reactors, Nrc, Green News
Joe Rubin

While reporting on the Diablo Canyon story, one of the most surprising things that I learned was how the NRC oversaw the relicensing of aging nuclear power plants.

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Lucia Graves

Scientists Gauge Environmental Threats To Nuclear Power In The Wake Of Fukushima

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Fukushima Anniversary, Natural Disasters, Nrdc, Nuclear Energy, Climate-Change, Japan Earthquake Anniversary, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fort Calhoun Nuclear, Video, Extreme Weather Evetns, Charles Perrow, Nrc, Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Climate Change, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Global Warming, Nuclear Meltdown, Green News

WASHINGTON -- A year after a 30-foot tsunami ravaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, some scientists say regulators underestimate ...

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NRC Downgrades Nuclear Plant Over Safety Concerns

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 02.15.2012

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Federal regulators said Tuesday that safety violations at the Palisades nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan had led t...

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Lucia Graves

Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant Wins First Reactor Construction Permit In A Generation

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: Nrc, Nuclear Reactor, Ed Markey, Fukushima, Southern Company, Gregory Jaczko, Solyndra, Nuclear Power, Georgia Power, Green News

WASHINGTON -- Federal safety officials voted 4-to-1 to approve the first nuclear reactor construction permit in almost 35 years, overriding U.S. Nucle...

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Nuclear Power Is Part of USA Energy Mix

Jim Steets | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Electricty Rates, Electricity Bills, Energy Efficiency, Electricity, Nuclear, Electricity Prices, Green Energy, Alternative Energy, Nuclear Power, Clean Air, Indian Point New York, Nrc, Consumer Choice, Nuclear Industry, Indian Point Power Plant, Green News
Jim Steets

There's been good dialogue regarding my last blog post concerning the Indian Point Energy Center. And I appreciate the many thoughtful comments, inclu...

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Virginia Nuclear Plant Reports Leak In Steam Line

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Virginia, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Video, North Anna Nuclear Power Plant, North Anna, North Anna Nuclear Leak, Nrc, Dominion Virginia Power, DC Earthquake, DC News

WASHINGTON -- The North Anna nuclear power plant in Virginia's Louisa County started powering back up Tuesday after a steam line that feeds a reactor ...

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Ryan Grim

Nuclear Power Play Reveals Washington's 'Ugly Underbelly'

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.30.2011

Read More: Energy, Video, Fukushima, James Inhofe, Darrell Issa, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, Bernie Sanders, Gregory Jaczko, Nuclear Industry, Bill Magwood, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Alex Flint, Pete Domenici, Barbara Boxer, Nrc, 112th Congress, Department of Energy, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A feud at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, where five presidentially appointed commissioners oversee the safety of the nation's nuclea...

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David Sands

#OccupyNuclearPower

HuffingtonPost.com | David Sands | Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: DTE Energy, Fukushima, Fermi, Nuclear Energy, Occupy Detroit, Fermi I, Occupy Movement, Nuclear Plant, Michigan Nuclear Power, Fermi 3, Occupy Wall Street, Nrc, Nuclear Regulatory Commision, Occupy Toledo, Monroe Nuclear Plant, Sierra Club, Detroit News

Members of Occupy Toledo gave a surprise "mic check" Thursday to audience members of a public meeting on a proposed nuclear power plant in Monroe, Mic...

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Ryan Grim

Why Bernie Sanders Read HuffPost Story Into Record

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Bill Magwood, Video, Fukushima, Huffpost, Nrc, Bernie Sanders, John Barrasso, Gregory Jaczko, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Bernie Sanders grilled a nuclear commissioner at a hearing Thursday, demanding to know whether he intended to step into the top job...

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Lucia Graves

Barbara Boxer 'Shocked And Appalled' By NRC 'Witch Hunt'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Bill-Magwood, Nrc Commissioners, Video, Barbara Boxer, Darrell Issa, President Obama, Nrc, Bill Daley, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Congress, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Gregory Jaczko, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) on Thursday denounced what she referred to as the "witch hunt" and "character assassination" launched a...

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Nuclear Agency Chief Again Faces 'Bully' Claim

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 02.14.2012

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WASHINGTON — The head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Thursday he was "mortified" by allegations that he verbally abused women who wor...

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More Issues Found At Nuclear Plant

AP | JOSH FUNK | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Video, Nuclear Power, Nrc, Nuclear Energy, Obama Public Power District Plant, Fort Calhoun Power Plant, Flooding, Extreme Weather, Green News

OMAHA, Neb. — Several new problems have been found at a Nebraska power plant that suffered flood damage earlier this year, federal regulators sa...

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White House Weighs In On NRC Dispute

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, White House, Bill Magwood, Video, William Daley, Gregory Jaczko Nrc, Darrell Issa, Nrc, Bill Daley, Gregory Jaczko Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Gregory Jaczko, Green News

WASHINGTON — A dispute among members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, while increasingly bitter, has not impaired the panel's work or jeopa...

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