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No significant findings in August Palisades probe
COVERT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission special inspection at Palisades nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan after a water pump component failed in August had no significant findings. The Kalamazoo Gazette reports...Tags: Entergy Corporation, Nuclear Power
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Officer mistakenly shoots foot at Michigan nuke plant
FRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Federal regulators are investigating an accidental shooting involving a security officer at Michigan's Fermi 2 nuclear power plant. A U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission report released Friday says the officer...Tags: DTE Energy Company, Nuclear Power
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Nuclear power plant crisis in Japan spurs questions about local plant safety
Are we prepared?
As millions of tsunami victims struggle to survive Japan, officials there are scrambling to prevent a nuclear catastrophe. After Friday’s earthquake and tsunami that caused a partial meltdown, there have already been two...Tags: Tokyo Electric Power Co., Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan), Disasters and Accidents, FEMA, Earthquakes
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Covert Township nuclear plant shuts down from full power
COVERT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Entergy Corp. says its nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan was automatically shut down from full power over the weekend and a faulty cable that supplies a transformer was found.
The New Orleans-based power...Tags: Politics, Entergy Corporation, Nuclear Power, Local Government, Michigan
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Michigan nuke plant reactor operator fails drug test
FRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A Fermi 2 reactor operator failed a random drug test and has been barred from the southeastern Michigan nuclear power plant. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the operator's access to the Monroe County...Tags: Substance Abuse, Drugs and Medicines, Employees, DTE Energy Company, Nuclear Power
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Environmental group requests hearing process on San Onofre restart
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.An environmental group filed a motion Friday asking federal regulators to set up trial-like public hearings before deciding on a proposal by Southern California Edison to restart its troubled San Onofre nuclear plant. The plant has been out of service...Tags: Memorial Day, Southern California Edison Company, Judges, Justice System, Plant Openings
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Aftershocks shake Northern California after 5.7 earthquake
More than a dozen aftershocks were reported Thursday night following a 5.7 earthquake about 150 miles northeast of Sacramento, officials said. The initial quake hit about 8:47 p.m.; its epicenter was about 27 miles southwest of Susanville and seven...
Tags: U.S. Geological Survey
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AGs Tell Feds To Look At More Options For Spent Nuclear Fuel
The Hartford CourantAttorneys general from four New England states, including Connecticut, are asking federal regulators to consider other ways to handle spent nuclear fuel in their review of environmental impacts of the waste's storage on-site at the plants. In a filing...Tags: Nuclear Power, Plant Openings
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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits Northern California
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Northern California on Thursday night and was felt across a large area, according to officials. The quake was occurred around 8:47 p.m., and its epicenter was 27 miles southwest of Susanville and seven miles west...
Tags: Natural Disasters
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Sen. Boxer presses NRC head on San Onofre's future
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.During a renomination hearing before the U.S. Senate's Environment and Public Works committee Thursday, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) pressed U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairwoman Allison Macfarlane on the agency's plans for the San Onofre nuclear...Tags: Southern California Edison Company, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, U.S. Senate, Judges, Justice System
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NRC should finish probes before CA nuclear restart - Senator
ReutersMay 23 (Reuters) - A California senator on Thursday called on the country's top nuclear watchdog to complete all investigations surrounding the crippled San Onofre nuclear plant before the agency decides whether one of the reactors is safe to operate....Tags: Edison International, Sempra Energy
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Edison employees shot 'Star Trek' spoof video at San Onofre
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.Southern California Edison managers dressed as "Star Trek" characters shot a spoof video at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. The video, obtained and aired by KGTV news in San Diego, was shot in the plant's training simulator in 2010, before...Tags: Southern California Edison Company
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