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Duke to retire Florida Crystal River nuclear plant
2013-02-05 19:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Duke Energy Corp, the biggest power company in the United States, said Tuesday its Progress Energy Florida utility will retire the Crystal River nuclear plant in Florida. The plant has already been safely shut down and offline since late 2009 due to damage done to the reactor's containment structure during a power upgrade and the replacement of the unit's steam generators. There are currently 104 reactors licensed to operate in the United States. The reactors have a total capacity of about...
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Boonville envisions river bridge as centerpiece of Katy Trail
2013-02-04 14:28:32| Railroads - Topix.net
Plans are in place to begin work early next year on transforming a historic railroad bridge into a centerpiece of the cross-state Katy Trail.
Mississippi River Reopened to Vessels After Oil Removed
2013-02-04 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The Coast Guard has reopened the Mississippi River to vessel traffic in both directions after finishing the cleanup of thousands of gallons of oil from a leaking barge. Officials said in a news release Saturday that the safety zone has been reduced to one mile on either side of the two barges that collided with a railroad bridge near Vicksburg last Sunday, causing a leak from one barge. Vessels are not permitted to pass or overtake other vessels within the zone. The news release said the light...
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Drought causes ripple effect along mighty Mississippi River
2013-02-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The persistent drought is raising questions about how the Mississippi River is managed - both upstream and down. While cargo traffic upriver has gotten lots of attention, the drought is creating a different set of problems downriver at the mouth of the Mississippi, where saltwater has encroached. An old-fashioned staff river gauge behind the New Orleans district office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shows the Mississippi is running just shy of 6 feet above sea level at the river bend....
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Let's Take A Close Look at That Big River Steel Incentive Package - And John Correnti
2013-02-01 23:38:50| Steel - Topix.net
You'll want to check out "Arkansas Week" at 8 p.m . Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive Director Grant Tennille is host Steve Barnes' guest at the top of the show, and he'll talk about the week's big economic development announcement, the $1.1 billion Big River Steel mill set to bring 2,000 temporary construction jobs and 525 ... (more)
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