Nuclear Power Plants

Shocking Revelation About San Onofre

AP | MICHAEL R. BLOOD | Posted 05.29.2012

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LOS ANGELES — The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant operated for three decades with equipment that might have temporarily cut off the plan...

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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

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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America's 2 New Nukes Are on the Brink of Death

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 04.09.2012

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The only two U.S. reactor projects now technically under construction are on the brink of death for financial reasons. If they go under the "nuclear renaissance" will be officially buried, and the U.S. can take a definitive leap toward a green-powered future.

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Report: Older Nuclear Plants Pose Safety Challenge

Reuters | Posted 05.13.2012

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* U.N. agency says nuclear now safer due "robust measures" * But old reactors could affect safety, IAEA report says * Se...

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LOOK: The State Of Nuclear Energy Around The World

Reuters/The Huffington Post | Posted 03.09.2012

On March 11, 2011, an earthquake off the coast of Japan triggered a massive tsunami that killed more than 19,000 people and left thousands missing. Th...

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US Should Rethink Nuclear Emergency Plans, Says Panel

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO and MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.08.2012

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. should customize emergency plans for each of the nation's 65 nuclear power plants, a change that in some cases could expan...

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No Nuclear Nirvana

Robert Alvarez | Posted 05.05.2012

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Nearly four decades after the Three Mile Island accident, nuclear power remains expensive, dangerous, and too radioactive for Wall Street. The industry won't grow unless the U.S. government props it up and the public bears the risks.

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Reminders of the Risks of Nuclear Power Come From Past/Present, Near/Far

Patrick Geans-Ali | Posted 05.01.2012

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As we come up on the one-year anniversary of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear disaster in Japan, we should also keep in mind reminders about the potentially grave risks inherent to nuclear facilities closer to home.

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U.S. Nuclear Power Safety in 2011: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Elliott Negin | Posted 04.29.2012

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A new report concludes that many of the significant safety lapses at U.S. nuclear plants in 2011 happened because plant owners -- and often the Nuclear Regulatory Commission -- either tolerated known problems or failed to address them adequately.

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The Unclear Nuclear Revival

Elliott Negin | Posted 04.18.2012

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Despite the recent green-lighting of the first new nuclear reactors in decades, most of the industry's celebratory assertions about nuclear power's revival, its potential to "jumpstart" the economy, and its relative safety don't hold up to scrutiny.

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French Nuclear Anxieties Soar After Fukushima

John C.K. Daly | Posted 04.17.2012

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France's 59 nuclear reactors generate 78.8 percent of France's electricity, the highest percentage in the world.

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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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As if a Runaway Train, the Nuclear Juggernaut Roars On

Karl Grossman | Posted 04.15.2012

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U.S. tax dollars have been and are being used for a system all but eliminating public input to get new "advanced" nuclear power plants up and running -- and fast.

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New Reactors Signal U.S. Nuclear Energy Resurgence

Christine Todd Whitman | Posted 04.11.2012

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We need a cost-efficient, low-carbon solution to the nation's increasing electricity demand. Expanding nuclear energy as part of the mix of electricity generation options is necessary to meeting our nation's growing power needs cleanly and cost-effectively.

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NRC Chairman: Nuclear Industry Must Heed Lesson Of Japan

AP | By MATTHEW DALY | Posted 12.06.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The nation's nuclear safety chief said Tuesday he is worried that U.S. nuclear plant operators have become complacent, just nine months ...

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Ohio Nuclear Plant With Cracked Concrete Restarts

AP | JOHN SEEWER | Posted 02.05.2012

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TOLEDO, Ohio — A nuclear reactor where cracks were discovered in the plant's concrete shell nearly two months ago began producing electricity ag...

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WATCH: Germany's Nuclear Waste Controversy Continues

AP | Posted 11.29.2011

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BERLIN -- Anti-nuclear activists have vowed to continue their protests against a nuclear waste storage facility in northern Germany after 11 container...

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Siemens' Significant Decision -- Abandoning Nuclear Power

Karl Grossman | Posted 11.20.2011

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The just-announced decision by Siemens to withdraw entirely from nuclear power is a significant declaration by a corporation about nuclear power and the world's potential energy future.

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Two Important Takeaways From the DC Quake

Danielle Brian | Posted 11.06.2011

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Hopefully, in the end, the earthquake knocked some heads together in Washington and got people thinking a little harder.

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Dirty Rock: Alec Baldwin Knocks Nuclear Power, Calls Reactors 'Filthy'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 11.02.2011

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Hard hit by the shaking ground and surging waters, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station suffered catastrophic equipment failures, nuclear meltd...

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NRC: No Major Damage At Nuclear Plants From Earthquake

AP | Posted 10.24.2011

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KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) -- The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission says no major damage has been found at the 12 nuclear power plant sites that go...

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WATCH: Nuclear Power May Have New Home In Jordan

The Huffington Post | James Gerken | Posted 10.02.2011

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In the deserts of Jordan, the country is eyeing nuclear energy as a solution to the current energy dilemma. According to the BBC video below, the Jor...

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Atomic Energy: Unsafe in the Real World

Karl Grossman | Posted 08.30.2011

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Nuclear power can never be 100 percent safe. And it must be. That is why it should not be.

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Power and Water Collide

Peter Hanlon | Posted 08.22.2011

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The power industry has a water addiction, and worse yet, it's in denial. The fact is that power plants are responsible for 49 percent of all water withdrawals in the United States.

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A Look Inside Japan's Nuclear Dependency Culture

The New York Times | MARTIN FACKLER and NORIMITSU ONISHI | Posted 07.30.2011

KASHIMA, Japan -- When the Shimane nuclear plant was first proposed here more than 40 years ago, this rural port town put up such fierce resistance th...

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