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San Onofre: We Can't Ignore the Warning Signs

Erich Pica | Posted 05.21.2012

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Erich Pica

San Onofre's reactors have already released radioactive steam and are literally shaking themselves apart. Instead of keeping the reactors shut down, Southern Edison is rushing to restart the reactors and running them as hard as possible.

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New Nuclear Construction Will Help Secure U.S. Energy Technology Leadership

J. Scott Peterson | Posted 04.22.2012

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J. Scott Peterson

The Energy Department, which is 15 years in arrears of meeting contractual obligations to take used uranium fuel rods from commercial reactors, now will make recommendations to Congress to revamp the program. This is a political problem however, not a technical challenge.

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Is a Nuclear War With China Possible?

Lawrence Wittner | Posted 01.30.2012

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Lawrence Wittner

The gathering tension between the United States and China is clear enough. But need this lead to nuclear war? Not necessarily. And yet, there are signs that it could.

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Waking Up to a Nuclear Nightmare

Erich Pica | Posted 09.24.2011

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Erich Pica

The idea that nuclear energy could be a safe solution to the world's energy needs was never more than an empty dream. Clearly, nuclear is just another nightmare problem.

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Government Panel: U.S. Nuclear Plants Need Better Protections From Catastrophes

AP | By DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 09.11.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Calling the Japan nuclear disaster "unacceptable," an expert task force convened by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has concluded that...

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Would You Be Prepared For A Nuclear Evacuation?

AP | By JEFF DONN | Posted 09.03.2011

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-- Retiree Bret Gross of San Clemente loves Southern California weather and the seashore. Yet he's ready for a quick getaway, leaving his car's tank ...

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Populations Around U.S. Nuke Plants Soar While Dangers Increase

AP | JEFF DONN | Posted 08.27.2011

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BUCHANAN, N.Y. — As America's nuclear power plants have aged, the once-rural areas around them have become far more crowded and much more diffic...

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Senators Demand Nuclear Safety Investigation

AP | JEFF DONN | Posted 08.23.2011

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Three U.S. senators, alarmed by findings of an Associated Press investigation about aging problems at the nation's nuclear power plants, asked Thursda...

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U.S. Nuke Regulators Weaken Safety Rules

AP | By JEFF DONN | Posted 08.20.2011

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LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Federal regulators have been working closely with the nuclear power industry to keep the nation's aging reactors operating wit...

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Mini Nuke Reactors Could Be Coming To U.S.

AP | Posted 08.18.2011

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Pushing ahead with ambitious nuclear plans, the Tennessee Valley Authority signed a letter of intent to become the nation's firs...

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Nuke Regulators: U.S. Plants Not Properly Trained For Emergencies

AP | By MATTHEW DALY | Posted 08.07.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Some nuclear power plants have not properly trained their workers about emergency guidelines intended to protect the public in the event...

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First U.S. Nuke Plant To Go Digital

AP | By JEFFREY COLLINS | Posted 07.29.2011

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SENECA, S.C. -- The digital revolution is finally reaching America's nuclear power plants. Sometime in the next few weeks, technicians will finish in...

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Could U.S. Nuke Plants Handle A Blackout?

AP | By DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 06.29.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The nation's top nuclear regulator cast doubt Thursday on whether reactors in the U.S. are prepared for the type of days-long power outa...

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High Radiation Levels Found At U.S. Nuke Plant

AP | By MEGHAN BARR | Posted 06.27.2011

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CLEVELAND -- High radiation levels recorded at a nuclear reactor in northeast Ohio have prompted a special inspection by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory C...

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U.S. Nuke Reactor Shuts Down Unexpectedly

AP | Posted 06.22.2011

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ATLANTA -- A nuclear reactor at Plant Vogtle in eastern Georgia has been taken out of service until authorities determine why it unexpectedly shut dow...

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U.S. Nuke Plant Sues State To Stay Open

AP | By JOHN CURRAN | Posted 06.18.2011

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MONTPELIER, Vt. -- The owners of Vermont's only nuclear power plant filed suit Monday to stop the state from closing the plant, which recently won a 2...

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Workers Exposed To Radiation At U.S. Nuke Plant

Posted 06.11.2011

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. nuclear safety regulator said on Monday it is investigating how three workers at a nuclear power plant in Nebraska were accident...

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U.S. Regulators Privately Doubted Nuke Plants Despite Expressing Public Confidence

Posted 06.06.2011

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BOSTON (By Scott Malone) – U.S. regulators privately have expressed doubts that some of the nation's nuclear power plants are prepared for a Fukush...

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Only 2 U.S. Nuke Sites Are In Compliance With Fire Regulations

The Atlantic | Posted 06.01.2011

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Only two U.S. nuclear sites are in compliance with federal fire regulations. How confident can we be that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has things...

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The 3 U.S. Nuke Plants Regulators Are 'Most Concerned About'

AP | By MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says three U.S. nuclear power plants need increased oversight from federal regulators, although offici...

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A Major Risk To U.S. Nuclear Reactors

AP | By DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 05.29.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Long before the nuclear emergency in Japan, U.S. regulators knew that a power failure lasting for days at an American nuclear plant, wha...

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U.S. Launches Review Of All 104 Nuclear Power Plants

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has launched a two-step review of U.S. nuclear power plants in the wake of the nuclear crisis in Japan...

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U.S.'s Growing Nuclear Waste Problem

AP | By JONATHAN FAHEY and RAY HENRY | Posted 05.25.2011

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-- The nuclear crisis in Japan has laid bare an ever-growing problem for the United States – the enormous amounts of still-hot radioactive waste ac...

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13 Most Problematic U.S. Nuclear Plants Of 2010

The Huffington Post | Travis Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011

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The crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant following the tragic earthquake and ensuing tsunami in Japan has turned the public conversatio...

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US, Russia Agree To Maintain Nuclear Treaty

AP | DESMOND BUTLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The United States and Russia said Friday they had agreed to maintain the provisions of a major nuclear arms control treaty just hou...

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