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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: Heavy Engineering, Southern California Edison Company, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, Politics, Nuclear Power
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Activists praise San Onofre closure, but 1,100 layoffs expected
Anti-nuclear activists and Sen. Barbara Boxer celebrated Southern California Edison's announcement Friday that the troubled San Onofre nuclear plant will be permanently retired. The coastal plant near San Clemente once supplied power to about 1.4...Tags: Southern California Edison Company, Nuclear Power, Edison International, U.S. Department of Justice
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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: Haddam, Shoreham, Nuclear Power, Zion
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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: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Exelon Corp., Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan), Public Service Electric & Gas Company, Politics
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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: PG&E Corporation, FirstEnergy Corp., Movies, Entertainment, Gaming
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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: Fiction, Joseph Bernardin, Vatican City, Colleges and Universities, University of Arizona
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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, Southern California Edison Company, Nuclear Power, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited
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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: Petroleum Industry, Barbara Boxer, Crime, Law and Justice, Heavy Engineering, Justice System
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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: Defense Equipment, Physiology, Heavy Engineering, Southern California Edison Company, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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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, Plant Openings, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Southern California Edison Company
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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: Plant Openings, Nuclear Power
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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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