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Yucca Mountain seen as possible reprocessing site
Feb 8 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Benjamin Spillman Las Vegas Review-Journal - A devastating blow last week to a plan to bury nuclear waste under Yucca Mountain has bolstered another controversial idea: reprocessing nuclear waste at the same location on the Nevada Test Site. More...
Entergy: PSB has no authority to order shut down of VY
Feb 8 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Bob Audette Brattleboro Reformer, Vt. - Entergy responded on Feb. 3 to a request by the Conservation Law Foundation that the Public Service Board demand Entergy explain why Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant shouldn't be shut down until the source of a tritium leak has been found. More...
Westinghouse AP1000(TM) Completes Phase 1 of Canadian Pre-Project Design Review
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ - The Westinghouse AP1000(TM) pressurized water reactor has completed Phase 1 of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) Pre-Project Design Review. More...
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Nuclear power must be considered says Gregoire
Feb 4 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash. - Gov. Chris Gregoire is applauding President Obama's recent push for nuclear power -- a stance that could cause political headaches for her. Gregoire, a Democrat, met with Obama and 10 other governors Wednesday to talk about energy. More...
Unit at nuclear plant shut down
Feb 5 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tom Fowler Houston Chronicle - Unit 1 of the South Texas Project nuclear power plant remained off line Thursday as workers tried to determine why one of the 57 control rods used in the unit failed to operate properly. More...
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Now and before

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The Future of Commercial Atomic Power -- A Case for Nationalization

By Jim McInvale
Commercial atomic power was the moniker used when the current generation of nuclear plants were built. Distrust grew as the public mind fused the concepts of atomic power and atom bombs, and questioned the ability more...
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Deeper Thoughts Than Usual About Nuclear Energy

By Ferdinand E. Banks
Perhaps the most straightforward reasoning in favour of nuclear-based electricity is in the non-technical article of Rhodes and Beller (2000). They say that "Because diversity and redundancy are important for safety and security, renewable energy more...
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Nuclear Industry Leadership at the Crossroads

By J.K. August
After the Three Mile Island (TMI) at Unit 2 accident on March 28, 1979, President Carter launched an investigation. He chartered a commission to examine the accident's causes and recommend changes. more...
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An Unexpected Solution to our Energy and Climate Crises

By Michael Keller
The global need for environmentally clean yet inexpensive and reliable energy is a problem that has yet to find a solution. more...
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Did Delays Kill GE Nuclear?

By J.K. August
For years, General Electric (GE's) commercial success came from being one or two in its markets. Today, GE is Number 3 in nuclear design. Cancelled contracts for its Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) push more...
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