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Modified contract caps nuclear waste project costs

Jun 18 - Augusta Chronicle (GA) - The contractor building an important facility to process Cold War waste from Savannah River Site's underground storage tanks has agreed to a modified contract that caps future construction costs and revises the completion date to Dec. More...

Nuclear deal didn't pan out as dreamed in dollars and cents

Jun 17 - High Point Enterprise (NC) - It was supposed to be the proverbial win-win deal -- corporate utilities and cities and towns providing power in North Carolina would go in together to build nuclear power plants and supply cheaper energy to their customers. More...

Xcel Energy investing $1.8 billion in two nuclear power plants

Jun 17 - Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) - As some U.S. utilities are abandoning old nuclear power plants, Xcel Energy says it's investing $1.8 billion to extend the life of its 40-year-old Minnesota reactors. More...

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CO2 discharge prompts nuclear plant evacuation in Pennsylvania

SHIPPINGPORT, Pa., Jun 17, 2013 -- UPI - Workers at a Pennsylvania nuclear power plant were forced to evacuate a part of the plant due to a carbon dioxide leak, federal regulators said Monday. More...

San Onofre shutdown generates questions about power, economy

Jun 14 - Orange County Register (CA) - Southern California Edison's decision to permanently shut down the ailing San Onofre nuclear power plant brought some concerns about electricity supplies in San Clemente, about 2 { miles north of the plant. More...

Farley unit 1 returns to service following automatic shutdown

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire - Plant Farley's unit 1 resumed electricity production on Friday, June 14 at 2:47 a.m. More...

CO2 release forces nuke plant evacuation

Jun 14 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Rachel Morgan Beaver County Times, Pa. - A carbon dioxide release forced workers to evacuate the turbine building Friday morning at the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station. More...

Some environmentalists back nuclear power

Jun 13 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Joe Garofoli San Francisco Chronicle - Stewart Brand helped shape the modern environmental movement and the way the world interacts online. More...

Farley unit 1 automatically shuts down, safety systems respond as designed

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire - On June 11 at 9:05 p.m. CT, Plant Farley's unit 1 reactor automatically shut down due to the failure of a transformer. More...

Setbacks cloud hopes for 'nuclear spring'

Jun 11 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - David R. Baker San Francisco Chronicle - Just a few short years ago, nuclear power appeared poised for a comeback. More...

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