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California nuclear plant to shut
2013-06-07 18:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: A California nuclear power plant will close permanently amid doubts it could operate safely, 18 months after a small radiation leak was discovered. The San Onofre plant near Los Angeles halted operations in January 2012 after radioactive water tubes were damaged. Operator Southern California Edison has faced a series of regulatory inquiries. San Onofre powered 1.4 million homes but regulators say they can supply sufficient electricity through the summer barring threats to other plants. ...
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Researchers use nuclear fallout to prove the brain continually makes neurons
2013-06-07 17:52:29| Extremetech
An ingenious new study published in the journal Cell, has taken advantage of a unique pulse of carbon 14 that was introduced decades into the atmosphere by nuclear testing. Using this handy label, researchers have been able to prove that humans continue to make new neurons throughout their entire lives.
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Californias Damaged San Onofre Nuclear Plant to Be Retired
2013-06-07 16:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: Southern California Edison has decided to permanently retire Units 2 and 3 of its San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, SONGS, due to premature wear found on over 3,000 tubes in replacement steam generators and a leak of radioactive material. Both SONGS units have been shut down since January 2012. Unit 2 was taken out of service January 9, 2012, for a planned routine outage. Unit 3 was taken offline January 31, 2012, after station operators detected a leak in a tube inside a steam generator...
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Calif. utility says it will retire nuclear plant
2013-06-07 16:30:30| Energy - Topix.net
The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant in Southern California is closing, after an epic 16-month battle over whether the twin reactors could be safely returned to service, officials announced Friday.
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NRC increases oversight of 2 Tenn. nuclear plants
2013-06-06 10:18:05| Energy - Topix.net
The Watts Bar and Sequoyah nuclear plants are operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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