Tag Archives: NRC

India, US seal first commercial deal on civil nuclear power via The Economic Times

Posted on 2013/09/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

WASHINGTON: Five years after India and the US signed a landmark civil nuclear deal, the two countries have clinched the first commercial agreement on civilian nuclear power cooperation that was stalled over India’s nuclear liability law. President Barack Obama announced … Continue reading →

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New York Wonders Where Nuclear Cleanup Funds Would Come from via National Journal

Posted on 2013/09/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

WASHINGTON — Who — and what pot of money — would drive cleanup after a severe nuclear-power-plant incident is a question still left unanswered by the federal government, New York state officials say in a recent legal filing with the … Continue reading →

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Further cracking found at Davis-Besse via World Nuclear News

Posted on 2013/09/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Inspections have identified three previously undetected cracks in the concrete shield building of the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant in Ohio, as well as some growth in cracks discovered in 2011. These are not considered to effect the plant’s safety. Plant … Continue reading →

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Entergy may have to shut NY Indian Point reactors by 2018 -analyst via Reuters

Posted on 2013/09/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – New York state environmental regulations may force Entergy Corp to shut its Indian Point nuclear power plant by 2018, according to a research report by U.S. financial firm Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley analysts believe New York will find … Continue reading →

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U.S. Nuclear Power in Decline via Sustainablog

Posted on 2013/09/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nuclear power generation in the United States is falling. After increasing rapidly since the 1970s, electricity generation at U.S. nuclear plants began to grow more slowly in the early 2000s. It then plateaued between 2007 and 2010—before falling more than … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Nuclear Migraine: A Never-Ending Disaster at Fukushima via Spiegel

Posted on 2013/09/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Japan is stumbling helplessly from one crisis to the next as it battles the ongoing disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. US nuclear inspector Dale Klein is demanding the intervention of foreign experts, but a quick solution is unlikely. … Continue reading →

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Nuclear whistle-blower fears reprisal via Greenville online

Posted on 2013/09/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

NRC says it encourages open debate, will make Oconee case in judicial system The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is facing legal challenges — from outside and within — over how it has handled public information detailing regulators’ concerns about the … Continue reading →

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The intolerable costs of nuclear power and benefits of saying no via rabble.ca

Posted on 2013/08/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Welcome to the nuclear renaissance. Entergy Corp, one of the largest nuclear-power producers in the U.S., issued a surprise press release Tuesday, saying it plans “to close and decommission its Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station in Vernon, Vermont. The station … Continue reading →

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IAEA Document Reveals Concerns Over Fukushima Communications via Nuc Net

Posted on 2013/08/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

28 Aug (NucNet): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has told Japan to consider producing an “appropriate communications” plan to explain the safety significance of incidents at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant and to avoid sending “possibly confusing” messages to the … Continue reading →

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Vermont Yankee nuke plant to close by end of 2014 via AP

Posted on 2013/08/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) – Vermont’s only nuclear power plant will shut down by the end of next year, ending a nasty legal battle over the future of the 4-decade-old plant, Entergy Corp. announced Tuesday. The Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station … Continue reading →

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