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#OccupyNuclearPower

HuffingtonPost.com | David Sands | Posted 12.16.2011

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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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NRC Staff: Reassess Earthquake Risk At Nuclear Plants

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 11.12.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission should immediately require U.S. nuclear plant operators to re-evaluate whether their facilities c...

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Explosion Rocks French Nuclear Site

Posted 11.12.2011

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By JENNY BARCHFIELD, Associated Press PARIS -- A nuclear waste site in southern France had an explosion Monday that killed one person, seriously bu...

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Obama Aims for Elusive Goal of Energy Independence

Mason Inman | Posted 05.31.2011

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While Obama's energy blueprint calls for putting many well-established technologies into place, research continues on several cutting-edge energy-related technologies.

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Mormon Church Moving Missionaries Away From Japanese Nuclear Plant

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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SALT LAKE CITY — Mormon church officials say as many as 200 missionaries working in the Sendai and Tokyo regions of Japan are being moved farther aw...

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Japan Temporarily Abandons Nuclear Plant Due To Radiation Concerns

AP/The Huffington Post | By ERIC TALMADGE and SHINO YUASA | Posted 05.25.2011

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FUKUSHIMA, Japan — Japan ordered emergency workers to withdraw from its stricken nuclear power complex Wednesday amid a surge in radiation, temporar...

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How Safe Is Nuclear Power In The Heartland?

Posted 05.25.2011

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Workers continue dealing with the crisis at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant Tuesday, struggling to contain poisonous radiation from the plant's ...

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Report: Explosion at Nuclear Plant in Japan (VIDEO)

Art Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

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The AP reports: TOKYO, Japan -- The walls of a building at nuclear power station crumbled Saturday as smoke poured out and Japanese officials said th...

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Nuclear Emergency in Japan

Karl Grossman | Posted 05.25.2011

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After the earthquake, Japan is now trying to avoid a meltdown accident at its Fukushima nuclear power plant -- a disaster which could have catastrophic impacts on Japan and much of the world.

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Oldest Nuclear Power Plant In U.S. To Close 10 Years Early

AP | WAYNE PARRY and ANGELA DELLI SANTI | Posted 05.25.2011

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TRENTON, N.J. — Electricity company Exelon said Wednesday it will close the nation's oldest nuclear power plant in 2019 – 10 years earlier...

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Vermont Votes To Close Nuclear Plant In 2012

AP | DAVE GRAM | Posted 05.25.2011

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MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Vermont Senate voted Wednesday to block the state's only nuclear plant from operating after its license expires in 2012, a...

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Obama Nuclear Plant: President To Announce Loan Guarantee For More Than $8 Billion

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — More than $8 billion in new federal loan guarantees to build two nuclear reactors in Georgia could be the first step toward a nucle...

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Pantex Plant LOCKDOWN Triffered By Duck Hunters

Reuters | Chris Baltimore | Posted 05.25.2011

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A pair of duck hunters prompted a lock-down at a Texas nuclear weapons plant on Friday but there was no security threat, officials said....

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Indian Point Nuke Plant Shut Down... Again

Posted 05.25.2011

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BUCHANAN, N.Y. (AP) -- A nuclear power plant in the New York City suburbs is offline again because of a leak in an oil pipe. It's the fourth unplan...

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New Nuclear Plant Set For Southern Ohio

AP | TERRY KINNEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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CINCINNATI — The site of a former uranium enrichment plant tucked away in the hills of southern Ohio has the necessary infrastructure for a nucl...

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