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Finally, a smart decision on San Onofre
Southern California Edison made its smartest decision in a long time by announcing that it would retire the San Onofre nuclear plant. As evidence has piled up in the nearly year and a half since both Units 2 and 3 went dark, it has pointed more and more...
Tags: Politics, Manufacturing and Engineering, Southern California Edison Company, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, Food and Drug Administration
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Upgraded vent systems ordered for 31 nuclear reactors, including two at Peach Bottom
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Thursday that it has ordered a venting upgrade for nearly a third of the reactors in the country, including ones at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station just north of Harford County. Peach Bottom, in Delta, Pa.,...Tags: Politics, Nuclear Accidents, Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan), Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Exelon Corp.
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FACTBOX-U.S. nuclear units seeking license renewal
ReutersJune 3 (Reuters) - To date, the NRC has approved new licenses for 72 of the nation's 102 operating reactors and rejected none. Nuclear power produces about 20 percent of the electricity used in the United States. The following lists applications the...Tags: Ameren Corporation, Gaming, Entertainment, Tennessee Valley Authority, FirstEnergy Corp.
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Andrew Greeley dead: Priest, author, critic was 85
Chicago TribuneThe Rev. Andrew Greeley, the outspoken Roman Catholic priest, best-selling novelist and sociologist known for his deeply researched academic appraisals and sometimes scathing critiques of his church, died Wednesday night, several years after fracturing...Tags: Andrew Greeley, Fiction, Barack Obama, Beverly, Philosophy
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited, Manufacturing and Engineering, Justice System
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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: U.S. Department of Justice, Physiology, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited, Manufacturing and Engineering, Defense Equipment
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San Onofre neighbors no longer felt safe, welcome closure
While activists praised Friday’s announcement that the San Onofre nuclear power plant would be retired, those who live near the coastal facility expressed mixed emotions about the fate of what has become a familiar landmark and a nagging source of...
Tags: Politics, Government, Southern California Edison Company, Safety of Citizens, Edison International
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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, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited, Manufacturing and Engineering, Southern California Edison Company, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
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FACTBOX-U.S. nuclear power reactors that have been shut
ReutersJune 7 (Reuters) - The following reactors were the last power reactors to shut in the United States, according to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The sizes are based on numerous websites, including the NRC. Reactor Size (MW) Location Shut San...Tags: Zion, Haddam, Nuclear Power, Shoreham
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San Onofre nuclear power plant to be closed permanently
Southern California Edison announced Friday it is permanently shutting down the troubled San Onofre nuclear plant, ending the region's four-decade venture into nuclear energy production. The decision caps a 16-month debate about San Onofre's future...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, U.S. Department of Justice, Job Layoffs, Manufacturing and Engineering, Energy Resources
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Sen. Boxer suggests Edison 'misled' public on San Onofre plant
A letter sent by a Southern California Edison executive in 2004 shows the company was concerned about the possibility of design flaws in replacement steam generators manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries that could lead to the type of "disastrous"...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Physiology, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Great Scott! DEP looking for missing nuclear gauge
Capitol IdeasYo! If your neighbor is building a time machine out of a DeLorean, you may want to call the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and West Virginia state officials. Your neighbor could be building the...
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