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Lockheed, Mitsubushi Heavy sign deal for F-35 assembly
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp has signed a contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd to begin work on a final assembly and check-out plant for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in Japan, it said on Wednesday. Steve O'Bryan, Lockheed vice...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Lockheed Martin Corp., Military Aircraft, Manufacturing and Engineering
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San Onofre, R.I.P.
Southern California Edison on Friday made its smartest decision yet about the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant: It announced it was closing the facility once and for all. A year after the plant was taken off-line as a result of several problem-...
Tags: Politics, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Machine Manufacturing
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Why is San Onofre nuclear plant closing? How much will this cost?
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.Southern California Edison's decision to close the San Onofre nuclear power plant comes after problems with the steam generators. Q: What was the problem at San Onofre? High vibration and other issues degraded about 8.7% of the tubes in the...Tags: Physiology, Plant Closings, Edison International, Shelby Grad, Nuclear Power
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UPDATE 4-California's San Onofre nuclear plant to close for good
ReutersBy Scott DiSavino June 7 (Reuters) - The crippled San Onofre nuclear plant will be retired, its operator said on Friday, leaving California scrambling to keep the state's lights and air-conditioners on this summer even as it pursues ambitious plans to...Tags: Duke Energy Corporation, Jerry Brown, Global Warming, Environmental Issues, Edison International
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San Onofre nuclear plant closure brings huge costs
Southern California Edison announced Friday that it is permanently shutting down the troubled San Onofre nuclear plant, ending the region’s four-decade venture into nuclear energy production. The closure caps a 16-month debate about San Onofre&...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Nuclear Power, Manufacturing and Engineering, Southern California Edison Company, Job Layoffs
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Who should pay for San Onofre fiasco? The answer is obvious
There may be lots of questions yet to be answered about Southern California Edison's permanent shutdown of its San Onofre nuclear plant, but here are a couple about which there's no doubt. Who's responsible? Edison, 100%. Accept no argument that it...
Tags: Shareholders, Los Angeles Times Columnists, Edison International, Nuclear Power, Economy, Business and Finance
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U.S. senator accuses utility of misleading on San Onofre upgrade
ReutersBy Rory Carroll and Eileen O'Grady SAN FRANCISCO, May 28 (Reuters) - A U.S. senator on Tuesday said that Southern California Edison misled the public and regulators on work at its troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant in order to avoid safety reviews...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Petroleum Industry, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Letter shows Edison anticipated problems with San Onofre generators
A letter from a Southern California Edison executive shows the company became concerned about the potential for serious design flaws in replacement steam generators at the San Onofre nuclear plant as early as 2004. U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.),...
Tags: Defense Equipment, Physiology, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, U.S. Department of Justice, Nuclear Power
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Letters show rift over San Onofre nuclear repairs
In a flurry of letters late last year, Southern California Edison and the manufacturer that designed the steam generators at the now-dark San Onofre nuclear power plant appeared to be at odds over a long-term plan to repair the troubled facility. In the...
Tags: Physiology, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Power, Science and Technology, Southern California Edison Company
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Tokyo Manufacturer Closes On Purchase Of Pratt Land-Turbine Business
The Hartford CourantMitsubishi Heavy Industries closed Friday on its acquisition of Pratt & Whitney Power Systems, the East Hartford engine maker's former gas turbine division, according to the Tokyo manufacturer. The deal — the terms of which weren't disclosed...Tags: East Hartford, Marketing, United Technologies Corporation, Glastonbury, Science and Technology
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Out of the Blue: Speak up against San Onofre
Amid a spate of promising economic news, home values are climbing. Now for the bad news. For the first time in human history, the concentration of climate-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is nearing the milestone level of 400 parts per million....Tags: Politics, The New York Times, Genetic Engineering, Nuclear Power, Southern California Edison Company
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Edison, Mitsubishi hit roadblock on San Onofre's future
A flurry of letters that went back and forth between Southern California Edison and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries late last year reveal the serious hurdles that stand in the way of the San Onofre nuclear power plant's long-term future. The plant had...
Tags: Physiology, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Power, Southern California Edison Company, Science and Technology
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