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| Daily Kos: NRC Has Mislead American Public About Long-Known ... "The redacted information shows that the NRC is lying to the American public about the safety of U.S. reactors," said David Lochbaum, a nuclear engineer and ... www.dailykos.com/.../-NRC-Has-
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| Will Indian Point be safe for decades? A question of competence newjerseynewsroom.com The board's findings will be presented to the five members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, who can accept or reject their ruling. The challenges, buttressed by more than 1,400 exhibits, were filed by the New York Attorney General's office, and ...http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/science-updates/will-indian-point-be-safe-for-decades-a-question-of-competence |
| Russian nuclear power stations will generate more than 170 bln kWh this year ... Power Engineering Magazine Nuclear power stations in Russia will end this year having generated upwards of 170 billion kWh, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said at the first meeting of the new supervisory council of state nuclear power corporation Rosatom. "Russian atomic ...http://www.power-eng.com/news/2012/10/20/russian-nuclear-power-stations-will-generate-more-than-170-bln-kwh-this-year-rogozin.html |
| Hokkaido Electric fears up to 10% power shortfall in winter Power Engineering Magazine Hokkaido Electric Power Co. said Friday that demand for electricity may exceed supply by up to 10.4 percent in winter if unexpected problems occur at its major non-nuclear thermal power plant or other power generation facilities.http://www.power-eng.com/news/2012/10/20/hokkaido-electric-fears-up-to-10-power-shortfall-in-winter.html |
| Nuclear Iran: The Birth of an Atomic State, By David Patrikarakos The Independent For the past ten years there has been tension over Iran's nuclear plans, with deep suspicions by Israelis and conservative Americans that the Islamic Republic is engaged in developing nuclear weapons under cover of a civil nuclear-power programme.http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/nuclear-iran-the-birth-of-an-atomic-state-by-david-patrikarakos-8216910.html |
| “Electric Poverty” and Germany's Green Energy Disaster FrontPage Magazine Germany is one of Europe's most reliable economies and yet its bungled attempts at switching from reliable nuclear power to “Green Energy” has led to a complete disaster. And it's something that we should be paying attention to because Barack Obama and ...http://frontpagemag.com/2012/dgreenfield/electric-poverty-and-germanys-green-energy-disaster/ |
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| Tremors of concern Hampton Union Edward Markey and John Tierney would prohibit the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission from granting a license extension to any current nuclear plant licensee that applies for it more than 10 years prior to the expiration of its current license."http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20121019-OPINION-210190376 |
| Yankee: Tritium response finished Brattleboro Reformer "We urged the company to check the COB well -- as did the state -- to check for any contamination at this lower elevation, and the company ultimately agreed to do so," said Neil Sheehan, spokesman for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The most recent ...http://www.reformer.com/localnews/ci_21806474/yankee-tritium-response-finished |
| Leaked Report Suggests Long-Known Flood Threat To Nuclear Plants, Safety ... Huffington Post An un-redacted version of a recently released Nuclear Regulatory Commission report highlights the threat that flooding poses to nuclear power plants located near large dams -- and suggests that the NRC has misled the public for years about the severity ...http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/19/nuclear-plant-flood-threat-leak_n_1983005.html |
With first synchronization now complete, final planned commissioning activities will be carried-out on Unit 2 including safety system shutdown testing. Once the units are at high power, they will produce enough electricity to power cities the size of Ottawa and London, ON, combined.
“Ontario is building a modern, clean, reliable electricity system and nuclear energy is a critical part of our energy supply. Bruce Power’s revitalization program is an important step towards eliminating the use of coal fired electricity by the end of 2014,” said Chris Bentley, Ontario Minister of Energy.
The return to service of Units 1 and 2 bring the Bruce Power site back to its eight-unit capacity, doubling the number of operational units from 10 years ago when the company began its multi-year revitalization program to make it the largest nuclear generating facility in the world. Prior to this investment, half of the units on the site were laid up.
Assystem wishes Racing Metro “good fortune” for their game against Saracens this weekend in the Heineken cup.U.S. NRC Blog |
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| Why Energy Transfer Partners Is Cheap: It's Complicated Seeking Alpha The midstream assets involved in this transaction include NGL pipelines, fractionation capacity and storage facilities. Since the deal closed, Energy Transfer Partners and Regency Energy Partners have focused on expanding this system to serve the Eagle ...http://seekingalpha.com/article/932431-why-energy-transfer-partners-is-cheap-it-s-complicated |
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| China's solar industry 'on life support' Financial Times Li Junfeng, deputy director of the energy research institute of the National Development and Reform Commission that steers China's renewable energy policy, said at least half of global solar panel manufacturing capacity will have to shut down through ...http://www.ft.com/home/us |
