Nuclear Power & Radiation

Senators Push for More Nuclear Power in Energy Bill

While the Senate Energy Committee has so far resisted counting nuclear power in mandated "renewables" quotas, it adopted an amendment allowing nuclear plants to up their output.

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Source: Reuters, 06/05/2009

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"Recycled Radioactive Metal Contaminates Consumer Products"

"Thousands of everyday products and materials containing radioactive metals are surfacing across the United States and around the world."

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Source: Scripps, 06/04/2009

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List of Nuclear Sites Released in Flub

The Government Printing Office web site apparently took down the publication after discovery of the mistake -- but the entire report is still available on the site of the Federation of American Scientists' Project on Government Secrecy.

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"In Finland, Nuclear Renaissance Runs Into Trouble"

A power plant under construction on a Finnish island was supposed to be the showpiece of a nuclear renaissance. But it is way behind schedule and over budget.

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Source: NYTimes, 05/29/2009

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"Feds Ready to Spend $2 Billion on Hanford Cleanup"

The economic stimulus will bring another $2 billion in cleanup funds to the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state.

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Source: AP, 05/28/2009

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"Court Allows Foreign Nuclear Waste Shipment to Utah"

"A Salt Lake City-based company can import Italian nuclear waste for disposal in Utah, a federal judge ruled Friday."

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Source: NYTimes, 05/19/2009

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"Nuclear Cleanup Awards Questioned"

A flood of new stimulus money going into nuclear cleanup problems is raising issues of abuse.

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Source: WashPost, 05/18/2009

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May 18, 2009 to May 21, 2009

41st Annual National Conference on Radiation Control

This year's event, "Advancing Radiation Protection in the 21st Century," includes an Environmental Session of May 20th.

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"Obama to Name Reid Ally as NRC Chairman"

"President Barack Obama on Wednesday named a former adviser to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to head the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, giving opponents of a nuclear waste repository in Reid's home state of Nevada another well-placed ally."

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Source: AP, 05/14/2009

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TOLEDO BLADE COVERS DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR COVER-UP TRIAL

A federal jury in Toledo may soon be deciding whether some company officials engaged in a cover-up of safety problems at the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant. Although the story has gotten little national attention, the Toledo Blade's Tom Henry has covered the trial in detail.

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