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Greenpeace Founder Supports Nuclear Power
WCAX-TV Vermont - Fri Nov 6, 6:16 pm ETTo hard-core environmentalists, Patrick Moore seems to be committing heresy.
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Iran tested advanced nuclear warhead - report; U.N.'s Atomic Energy Agency demands account
New York Daily News - Fri Nov 6, 9:01 am ETThe U.N. nuclear watchdog has asked Iran to explain evidence suggesting the Islamic Republic's scientists have experimented with an advanced nuclear warhead design, the Guardian reported in its Friday edition.
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U.N. head: Timing key to Iran nuclear deal
CNN - Thu Nov 5, 5:10 pm ETThe outgoing head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said a question of timing is the top issue delaying a nuclear deal between Iran and international powers.
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DANA POINT: Regulators remain critical of San Onofre safety culture
North County Times - Fri Nov 6, 4:57 pm ETDANA POINT ---- Though top officials from Southern California Edison reported progress in fixing a less-than-meticulous work culture at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, regulators said they plan to add another inspector at the plant and conduct another inspection the week of Nov. 16.
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The Times Press Recorder - Fri Nov 6, 7:39 pm ETNavy Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Allen, son of Michael Allen of Nipomo, recently completed Naval Nuclear Power Training Pipeline.
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IAEA found nothing serious at Iran site: ElBaradei
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 5, 2:15 pm ETU.N. inspectors found "nothing to be worried about" in a first look at a previously secret uranium enrichment site in Iran last month, the International Atomic Energy chief said in remarks published Thursday.
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Russia says expects Iran to accept nuclear fuel deal
WashingtonTV - Fri Nov 6, 4:22 pm ETWashington, 6 November (WashingtonTV)—Russia expects Iran to respond positively to a United Nations-brokered nuclear fuel deal soon, Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Andrei Nesternko, said on Friday.
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NRC hears comment on PSEG Nuclear's request to extend operating licenses for its 3 reactors in Lower Alloways Creek
The Star-Ledger - Fri Nov 6, 7:27 am ETStaff photo by Britney LillyaBrian Duffy, vice president of the board of the Salem County Chamber of Commerce, spoke in favor of PSEG Nuclear's proposal to extend the licenses of its three nuclear reactors by 20 years. The federal Nuclear...
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Nuclear energy becomes key issue in US climate debate
Alaska Journal of Commerce - Fri Nov 6, 4:05 pm ETWASHINGTON (AP) - Nuclear energy, once vilified by environmentalists and facing a dim future, has become a pivotal bargaining chip as Senate Democrats hunt for Republican votes to pass climate legislation.
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Israel urges action against Iran over weapons ship
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 5, 10:57 am ETIsrael called on Thursday for the international community to take action against Iran, blaming Tehran for dispatching a weapons-laden ship to the Lebanese Hezbollah militia.
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Israel views arms shipment as card against Iran
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 5, 8:42 am ETIsrael's capture of a weapons-laden ship allegedly sent from Iran and bound for Hezbollah will underscore its case against Tehran in the international community, observers said on Thursday.
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Nuclear plant temporarily offline
Omaha World-Herald - Fri Nov 6, 8:38 am ETFORT CALHOUN, Neb. (AP) — The Omaha Public Power District’s nuclear power plant, Fort Calhoun Station, has been taken offline for a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage.
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TVA to host emergency drill at Browns Ferry
The Scottsboro Daily Sentinel - Fri Nov 6, 12:04 pm ETTVA and other federal state and local agencies are scheduled to conduct an emergency preparedness exercise for Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant near Athens on Wednesday.
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German giants to build U.K. reactors
UPI - Thu Nov 5, 5:59 pm ETDUESSELDORF, Germany, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- German energy giants Eon and RWE have decided to team up to build nuclear power plants in Britain, promising to invest around $25 billion in the endeavor.
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Iran tested advanced nuclear warhead – Guardian newspaper
WashingtonTV - Fri Nov 6, 10:22 am ETWashington, 6 November (WashingtonTV)—The International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA] has asked Iran to explain evidence suggesting that it has experimented with sophisticated nuclear warhead design, the London-based Guardian newspaper reported on Friday.
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