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Nuke plant gets continued criticism from NRC on worker issue
Mar 9 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Paul Sisson North County Times, Escondido, Calif. - In a new report card issued to the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, federal regulators once again criticize the seaside power plant for failing to make sure that workers meticulously follow procedures designed to head off safety problems. More...
GSE Announces $3.3 Million of New Work in its Nuclear and Training Simulation Sectors
SYKESVILLE, Md., Mar 09, 2010 -- BUSINESS WIRE - GSE Systems, Inc. (GSE) (NYSE Amex:GVP), a leading global provider of real-time simulation and training solutions to the power, process, manufacturing and Government sectors, announced the award of approximately $3.3 million of new work in its nuclear simulation and training sectors. More...
NRC says 2009 was a safe year at Millstone
Mar 9 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Patricia Daddona The Day, New London, Conn. - Millstone Power Station operated safely in 2009, according to a Nuclear Regulatory Commission performance review, and will require only routine inspections this year as a result. More...
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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and EnergyLab to Help Italy Pursue Next Generation of Safe Nuclear Power Plants for Near-Zero-Carbon Electricity
GE Energy - GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) today announced it has signed an agreement with EnergyLab Foundation to support Italy's pursuit of safe nuclear energy to address the country’s goals for energy security and cleaner energy. more...
Nuclear plant opponents take case to high court: Building two more reactors at V.C. Summer site is unneeded and risky, lawyer tells S.C. justices
Mar 05 - The State (Columbia, S.C.) - Opponents of a plan to build two nuclear power reactors in Fairfield County asked the S.C. More...
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Economic and Environmental Impact of Abu Dhabi US$1billion CO2 capture and storage Project

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Blogger Photo By Martin Rosenberg -     Nuclear power may be about wake up from its decades' long snooze here in the United States. And more...
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Life After 40: Suppliers Anxious to Support Life Extension Initiatives for Aging Nuclear Power Plants

By Geoff Gilmore
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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
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Nuclear Industry Leadership at the Crossroads

By J.K. August
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An Unexpected Solution to our Energy and Climate Crises

By Michael Keller
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