Kiev balks on Russian nuclear deal
UPI - 13 minutes agoKIEV, Ukraine, July 14 (UPI) -- Ukrainian operators at a nuclear power facility delayed signing nuclear fuel deals with Russian companies while pursuing options with U.S. suppliers.
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Alexander: Build 100 nuke plants
The Tennessean - Tue Jul 14, 9:17 am ETWASHINGTON - Building 100 nuclear power plants would reduce the country's dependence on foreign energy and reduce emissions tied to global climate change, Sen. Lamar Alexander said Monday.
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Entergy asks for action in New York on nuclear spin-off
New Orleans Times-Picayune - 34 minutes agoNew Orleans company wants decision by November
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Peach Bottom plant cited by NRC
Lancaster Online - 1 hour 57 minutes agoA control-room operator at the Peach Bottom nuclear plant spent 10 minutes reading a novel, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission alleges.The violation of federal regulations came to light while the NRC was at the plant for an inspection prompted by a 2007 incident in which security guards at the p...
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Group observes meltdown's 50th anniversary
UPI - Mon Jul 13, 5:08 pm ETLOS ANGELES, July 13 (UPI) -- Those present at the first nuclear reactor meltdown in U.S. history in 1959 say it's about time the government does something to clean up the Los Angeles site.
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Nuke plant short on site cleanup fund
The Beaver County Times - Tue Jul 14, 7:59 am ETSHIPPINGPORT — FirstEnergy Corp. has projected a $67.5 million deficit in a federally mandated fund that would be tapped for site cleanup in the event that its Beaver Valley Unit 1 reactor is decommissioned.
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Aid cuts spark debate over Prairie Island nuclear plant
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Mon Jul 13, 10:47 pm ETThe city of Red Wing and Xcel Energy differ on the effect that the governor's state aid reductions might have on protection for Prairie Island.
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Oyster Creek has unplanned shutdown
Asbury Park Press - Mon Jul 13, 10:03 pm ETSevere weather conditions led to an unplanned shutdown of Oyster Creek Generating Station, which operators of the nuclear power plant called an "unusual event" Sunday morning.
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Sen. Lamar Alexander Calls For 100 New Nuke Plants
Fox News - Mon Jul 13, 12:45 pm ETSen. Lamar Alexander Calls For 100 New Nuke Plants
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Alexander unveils $700B plan for building new nuclear plants
Knoxville News Sentinel - Tue Jul 14, 12:13 am ETWASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander said Monday the climate-change bill passed last month by the U.S. House would lead to a "job-killing national energy tax" and that a better option for clean, low-cost energy would be to build new nuclear plants.
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Business briefs: July 14
Knoxville News Sentinel - Tue Jul 14, 12:08 am ETA public meeting will be held July 22 to discuss results of a readiness review inspection of the Nuclear Fuel Services plant in Erwin, Tenn., the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Monday.
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Marshall proposes nuclear power for bases
Macon Telegraph - Tue Jul 14, 12:01 am ETBuried deep inside the 650-page House Defense Authorization bill for 2010 is a line item that could bring a host of national security and energy issues to the forefront. The proposal would commission a study, due from the Pentagon by June of next year, to look at “the feasibility of developing nuclear power plants on military installations.”
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AECL signs agreement with China to assess use of thorium fuel in CANDU reactors
CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Jul 14, 7:00 am ETAtomic Energy of Canada Limited has signed an agreement with China's Third Qinshan Nuclear Power Company , China North Nuclear Fuel Corporation and Nuclear Power Institute of China to cooperate in assessing the use of thorium fuel in CANDU power reactors.
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David Fiderer: Lamar Alexander's $750 Billion Flimflam Plan on Nuclear Energy
The Huffington Post - Mon Jul 13, 7:10 pm ETSen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., has a "Low-cost Clean Energy Plan" being marketed to people with substandard reading skills. His press release claims his plan to...
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US Sen. Alexander Says 'No' To Climate Compromise
Nasdaq - Mon Jul 13, 2:09 pm ETWASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The prospects of passing climate-change legislation through the U.S. Senate grew dimmer, as a leading Republican lawmaker said he wasn't open to compromise, even if the measure encouraged more nuclear power.
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Nuclear plant owner promises plan to fix decommissioning fund
The Post-Standard - Mon Jul 13, 5:51 pm ETSCRIBA, N.Y. -- Constellation Energy Group promised federal regulators it will come up with a plan by July 30 to address a projected shortfall of more than $45 million in the funds set aside to decommission the two Nine Mile Point nuclear reactors after they are retired.
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