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Close look at leak days away at Cal nuke plant
4 hours 33 min agoInspectors are waiting for the 105 degree temperature inside a nuclear reactor to drop enough to make it safe for workers and equipment to get inside and inspect a tube leak that prompted operators to shut down a nuclear plant on the California coast, officials say.
NRC Denies Fire Safety Exemptions at Indian Point
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 23:52The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has denied a majority of fire safety exemption requests made by Entergy Nuclear for Indian Point Power Plants in Buchanan.
Tests show no radiation increase at nuclear plant
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 19:38SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Emergency Management Agency officials say lab tests show no measureable increase of radiation after steam was released to cool a northern Illinois nuclear reactor.
Nuclear industry in limbo after disasters
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 16:28Boosters used to talk of a resurgence in the market for nuclear energy as concerns about reliance on fossil fuels and the harmful effects of greenhouse gases mounted, but recent events have put a decided damper on that enthusiasm.
San Onofre nuclear plant radiation leak, worn tubes raise concerns
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 12:13Officials of Southern California Edison, which operates the facility and is a majority owner, insist that the plant is perfectly safe, but others say the mishaps are one more sign of problems.
More leaks found at crippled Japan nuclear plant
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 08:04Leaks of radioactive water have become more frequent at Japan's crippled nuclear power plant less than two months after it was declared basically stable.
Southern Regulators Push Nuclear
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 06:04The Vogtle nuclear power plant near Augusta is in the midst of construction. Crews are preparing to build two new reactors.
George Monbiot on Junk Science, Rational Thought, and The Tragedy of Giving Up Nuclear
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 01:44If there is a gene that codes for argumentativeness, George Monbiot must have doubles.
Exelon to update earthquake risk at nuclear plants
Thu, 02/02/2012 - 21:40Nuclear plants throughout the central and eastern United States must be reassessed within four years to determine how well they might withstand earthquakes, including plants in Illinois and Iowa where new geological data suggest earthquakes could be more frequent and intense than previously believed, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission estimates tritium release at Illinois reactor
Thu, 02/02/2012 - 17:40The trace amount of radioactive tritium released in steam to cool a reactor during a shutdown at an Illinois nuclear plant was not enough to present a danger to the public, according to the first estimates by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Feds: 'Unusual' wear on new tubes at CA nuke plant
Thu, 02/02/2012 - 13:25Federal regulators said Thursday that unusual wear has been found on dozens of virtually new tubes that carry radioactive water at Southern California's San Onofre Unit 2 nuclear plant.
Chernobyl experts hopeful on Fukushima
Thu, 02/02/2012 - 09:21Ukrainian nuclear experts say Japanese evacuated from around the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant should be able to return to their homes, unlike the Chernobyl area that remains a no-go zone 25 years after its accident.
Grand Gulf applies for license renewal
Thu, 02/02/2012 - 06:16The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has opened a public comment period on Grand Gulf nuclear power plant's license to operate for another 20 years.
Fukushima reactor leaks, radiation tiny
Thu, 02/02/2012 - 02:06More than 8 tonnes of radioactive water leaked from a reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant but none reached outside the reactor building, Tokyo Electric Power Co said on Thursday as it strives to ensure damaged reactors are stable enough for work to start on dismantling them.
Nuclear accidents pose little risk to health: NRC
Wed, 02/01/2012 - 21:52The risk to public health from a severe nuclear power plant accident in the United States is "very small" because reactor operators should have time to prevent core damage and reduce the release of radioactive materials, U.S. nuclear regulators said in a study on Wednesday.
Otter Creates Panel To Push Nuclear Power
Wed, 02/01/2012 - 17:42Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter has created a new panel to investigate how to keep the 63-year-old Idaho National Laboratory and its nuclear energy mission alive and relevant.
Nuclear Plants to Re-Evaluate Seismic Risk
Wed, 02/01/2012 - 13:33A new government report is asking nuclear power plants in the east and central United States to reevaluate seismic risks near their facilities, saying that the new model will likely result in higher anticipated seismic risk than models used since 1980.
San Onofre Nuclear Reactor Is Shut Down After Leak
Wed, 02/01/2012 - 09:19The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station shut down its Unit 3 Tuesday afternoon because sensors detected a leak in the unit's steam generator tubes.
New plan for ditching America's nuclear waste
Wed, 02/01/2012 - 04:59Tons of highly radioactive nuclear waste should begin their exodus from San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station - and scores of similar reactors nationwide - to secure interim storage sites, and then head for permanent disposal deep below the Earth's surface, according to A a long-awaited report fromA The Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear ... (more)
Environment N.Y. Says Indian Point Threatens Water
Wed, 02/01/2012 - 00:49A new report released by Environment New York contends that Indian Point Nuclear Power Plants are a threat to the drinking water of 11.3 million people in the New York metro area.
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