Bird droppings apparently caused NY nuclear reactor outage
Bird droppings were the likely cause of a December shutdown at a nuclear power plant outside New York City, according to the operator.
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Mar 3, 2016
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'First light' experiments at NSLS-II study radiation's effect on reactor pressure vessels
Among the first experiments at the National Synchrotron Light Source II—NSLS-II, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility located at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory—were studies of irradiated ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 2, 2016
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Expert calls for nuke plant closure (Update)
A senior federal nuclear expert is urging regulators to shut down California's last operating nuclear plant until they can determine whether the facility's twin reactors can withstand powerful shaking from nearby earthquake ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 25, 2014
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Japan's leadership averted worst-case disaster, researcher says
Faced with an unprecedented disaster in postwar Japan, then-Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his Democratic Party of Japan government handled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster better than originally perceived, according ...
Economics & Business
Jun 26, 2014
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Video evidence of 26 atom-bomb-scale asteroid impacts since 2000
At a press conference on Tuesday at the Museum of Flight, three prominent astronauts supporting the B612 Foundation presented a visualization of new data showing the surprising frequency at which the Earth is hit by asteroids. ...
Space Exploration
Apr 23, 2014
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Jordan to build nuclear research reactor
Jordan's Nuclear Regulatory Commission has given the go-ahead for a first nuclear research reactor as the desert kingdom, which lacks any oil, seeks to meet its energy needs.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 20, 2013
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Nuke experts blast Fukushima operator over toxic leaks
Foreign nuclear experts on Friday blasted the operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, with one saying its lack of transparency over toxic water leaks showed "you don't know what you're doing".
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 26, 2013
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Nuclear chief: US plants safer after Japan crisis
Two years after the nuclear crisis in Japan, the top U.S. regulator says American nuclear power plants are safer than ever, though not trouble-free. A watchdog group calls that assessment overly rosy.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 10, 2013
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US may face inevitable nuclear power exit
In a 2012 report, the Obama administration announced that it was "jumpstarting" the nuclear industry. Because of the industry's long history of permitting problems, cost overruns, and construction delays, financial markets ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 1, 2013
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Cancer risks studied near 7 US nuclear sites
(AP)—Federal regulators say a pilot study of cancer risks posed to residents near seven nuclear power sites in the United States will update 22-year-old data, but an industry group predicts the study won't come up with ...
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 24, 2012
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