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Nation's first new nuclear plant expected to secure $6.5 billion in federal loan guarantees
2014-02-19 16:26:31| Energy - Topix.net
The Energy Department is poised to approve $6.5 billion in federal loan guarantees for the first nuclear power plants built from scratch in this country in more than three decades.
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Whistle-blower fired from Hanford nuclear site
2014-02-18 23:04:54| Waste Management - Topix.net
Whistle-blower Donna Busche, who raised safety concerns at the nation's most polluted nuclear weapons production site, was fired Tuesday from her job at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
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Second URS Employee Links Firing To Nuclear Site Whistleblowing
2014-02-18 23:00:50| ENR.com: Headline News
Oregon Sen. Wyden will seek GAO probe of "contractor retaliation" against whistleblowers at the Hanford site.
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How Small Reactor Fires Could Result in U.S. Nuclear Disasters Worse Than Fukushima
2014-02-18 19:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: No matter the size, a nuclear reactor pool fire is dangerous enough to change millions of lives forever. The Nuclear Information Resource and Service and dozens of other organizations on Tuesday uncovered an unpublished study by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that suggests that even a small nuclear reactor pool fire could render up to 9,400 square miles uninhabitable, displacing more than 4 million Americans. The study examined spent fuel storage at the Peach Bottom reactor in Pennsylvania...
Black Start: How do you restart a nuclear power station when the grid goes off?
2014-02-17 01:00:00| Power Technology
In the context of nuclear power, the term black start at first conjures up images of sinister government secrecy and doomsday scenarios. The reality is far less dramatic, but no less intriguing.
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