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Daily Recap: Palisades Nuclear Power Plant downgraded; readers…
Here are links to some of the stories posted on mlive.com/kalamazoo today. Which posts were your favorite? What would you like to see more of? Share your thoughts in the comments section below or send…..
FPL failed to maintain Turkey Point nuclear plant’s emergency facility, agency says
Florida Power & Light Co. has allegedly failed to properly maintain its Turkey Point nuclear plant’s on-site emergency response facility, resulting in apparent violations, the Nuclear Regulatory Commi…..
US to resume building nuclear plants
For the first time since 1978, the United States has approved the construction of nuclear reactors. …..
Feds downgrade Mich. nuclear plant over safety
Most are in the top-performing group. Palisades was bumped to the No. 2 category last month and now will join two others in the third category: the Perry Nuclear Power Plant’s Unit 1 generator near Cl…..
Will Japan hold a referendum to scrap nuclear power?
A year an earthquake and a tsunami caused the world’s worst nuclear disaster in a quarter century, a group of activists in Osaka, Japan, are seeking to hold a referendum that would ban nuclear power f…..
Feds Downgrade Palisades Over Saftety
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has downgraded the Palisades nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan following an investigation of two incidents last year that raised safety concerns. …..
Taiwan presses ahead with home-built nuclear power plant despite safety fears
Even the head of the safety department at Taiwan ‘s Atomic Energy Council, has doubts about the country’s fourth nuclear plant, suggesting it no longer enjoys much support. …..
Japan official faults nuke design, defends secrecy
The government official who outlined Japan’s worst-case scenario for the unfolding nuclear disaster last March defended how his study, warning that millions of people might have to flee, was kept secr…..
Stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant at dire risk of massive new earthquake, scientists warn
Scientists have issued a dire warning that the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant is at risk of a massive new earthquake. …..
US nuclear watchdog questions safety oversight
The report comes as concerns are rising over the safety of America’s aging nuclear infrastructure after the catastrophic failure of the containment system at the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi plant in t…..
Nuclear Next Door
Gulf Power’s parent company has received the first new licenses for nuclear reactors in more than 30 years. …..
Obama budget seeks Ohio uranium enrichment funds
The 2013 budget proposal President Barack Obama unveiled Monday seeks $150 million for research and development of a southern Ohio plant that would provide enriched uranium for generating electricity …..
Hanford cleanup budget proposed for $2.1 billion
President Barack Obama has proposed spending more than $2.1 billion for cleanup at the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site in fiscal year 2013. …..
Laguna Beach raises concerns on San Onofre’s nuclear future
LAGUNA BEACH Between radioactive waste storage, a location near a fault line and a debated evacuation plan, some Laguna residents have a few concerns about the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. …..
The Nuclear Juggernaut
Last week’s granting by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission of combined construction and operating licenses for two nuclear plants to be built in Georgia-both Westinghouse AP1000s-is the culminatio…..
Green Blog: Can Efficiency Counter a Loss of Nuclear Power?
In an era when almost every energy technology is unpopular with somebody, the people who don’t want wind turbines, generating stations or new transmission lines installed in their neighborhoods often …..
Electrical malfunction at TVA’s Sequoyah Plant
The Tennessee Valley Authority says an electrical malfunction at the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant damaged some equipment, but did not affect operations. …..
Opinion: Nuclear power remains the cornerstone of N.J.’s energy strategy
How can we best provide energy for New Jersey’s economic expansion? The answer is nuclear power – and building a new plant to capitalize on nuclear power’s economic and environmental benefits. …..
A year on, only brief home visits for Japan nuclear evacuees
Back home for just three hours, a tearful Miyoko Takeda sorted through her belongings. …..
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