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Duke Energy to close troubled Fla. nuclear plant
2013-02-05 21:16:50| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The reactor building at the Crystal River Nuclear Plant seen during a tour held for broadcast and print media, in Crystal River, Fla., Tuesday, June 14, 2011.
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Duke Energy to close troubled Fla. nuclear plant
2013-02-05 19:43:33| Energy - Topix.net
The largest U.S. electricity company said Tuesday it will permanently close a Florida nuclear power plant after botched repairs and use $835 million from an insurance settlement to refund consumers forced to pay for higher-cost replacement power.
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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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Study Slams Nuclear Waste Practices at Hanford
2013-02-05 18:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Department of Energy Construction (and design) continue at the Hanford nuclear reservation in southeastern Washington State, where radioactive liquid waste from weapons processing is to be turned into a stable glass form suitable for disposal. Management and disposal of radioactive waste at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington State, marred by problems for more than two decades, is the focus of a harsh new assessment by the Government Accountability Office. "By just about any definition,"...
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Wind overtakes nuclear in Chinese energy league table
2013-02-05 06:37:12| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Wind has overtaken nuclear power as the third largest energy source in China, as new figures show the emerging superpower has retained its lead as the largest wind energy market for a fourth successive year. According to figures published yesterday by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), China installed 15.9GW of new wind power capacity in 2012, equal to 35 per cent of the world's new onshore capacity. The figures also mean that wind power now accounts for 5.3 per cent of China's energy supply,...
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