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Iran's demand for changes to a nuclear fuel deal is unacceptable because it could mean Tehran keeping enough enriched uranium for possible use in an atom bomb, the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said in an interview.
A 75-year-old retired Con Edison worker died Monday after returning back to his burning home to retrieve his cell phone and two of his relatives were injured in a one-alarm fire that engulfed a Springfield Gardens home, a relative and fire officials said.
Western Queens elected officials blasted a request by Con Edison last week to raise the gas and steam rates of borough residents and businesses in a move that would go into effect next fall.
The state Public Service Commission last week offered nine suggestions as to how Con Edison can be better equipped to handle emergencies following the April explosion in a Floral Park home that killed Guyanese immigrant Ghanwatti Boodram.
SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- U.S. independent power producer NRG Energy Inc. ( NRG), known for its large fleet of fossil fuel and nuclear power plants, has been snapping up renewable energy assets and plans to buy more, a company executive said Wednesday.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency urged Iran on Wednesday to endorse a plan that would strip it of most of its enriched uranium, saying Tehran could not defuse fears about its nuclear program with proposals that included keeping the material.... Iran - International Atomic Energy Agency - Germany - United Nations - Middle East
ERWIN, Tenn. - Nuclear Fuel Services is being ordered to correct operational deficiencies after an investigation found a senior executive with the company had consumed alcohol on duty in violation of federal rules and a physician working for the company provided incomplete information on whether the executive was fit for duty.The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued orders requiring Nuclear ...
The latest green technologies in cars and trucks were on display at the Lehman College.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nuclear impasses with Iran and North Korea are the dominant issues for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on her trip to Europe and Asia, which begins with a stopover in Germany to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s fall.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- A French planned law that would further open the country’s power market is its “last chance” to ensure customers and new suppliers benefit from competition and get affordable nuclear power, utility Direct Energie said.
Six world powers have readied a resolution critical of Iran's nuclear program, diplomats said Tuesday, as Tehran suggested it was still ready to discuss a U.N.-backed plan meant to delay the Islamic Republic's ability to make a nuclear weapon.
Vienna (AFP) Nov 25, 2009 - The UN atomic watchdog begins a two-day meeting Thursday, the last to be chaired by Egyptian diplomat Mohamed ElBaradei, who steps down on November 30 after 12 years at the helm of the IAEA.
By Jim Brumm StarNews correspondent Southport | The 10-day shutdown of the Brunswick Nuclear Plant in September was due to inadequate cleaning and flushing procedures during maintenance of the governors on the power plant’s emergency diesel generators (EDG), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in a report on its special inspection of the shutdown.
A push to scrap a Minnesota law barring new nuclear power plants gained a pair of influential supporters Tuesday, adding intensity to a debate before a state Legislature that has narrowly resisted the change.
On July 23, 1952, U.S. Senator George Malone of Nevada announced formation of a committee, chaired by former state engineer Alfred Merritt Smith, to work for installation of the world's first atomic power plant to be located at Ruby Hill in Eureka County.
SHIPPINGPORT - The Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station declared a low-level emergency early Tuesday after contaminated coolant from the Unit 2 reactor, which has been shut down since October, was diverted into a holding tank.
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