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Nuclear safety
Wayne Madsen's recent column on nuclear power plant safety, suggesting the "infiltration" of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by industry boosters, smears thousands of hard-working, honest technical experts without a shred of evidence ("Nuclear power...Tags: Plant Openings, FirstEnergy Corporation, Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland), Regulatory Policy and Organizations
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Illinois, Idaho teams to study 'deep burn'
Teams from the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois and the Idaho National Laboratory have been selected to develop a process called "deep burn," the U.S. Department of Energy said. They will share $7.3 million to devise the process, which...Tags: Argonne National Laboratory
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The burden of nuclear waste
I recently came upon an interesting fact: If one of the pyramids in Egypt had been built to store radioactive waste from a nuclear power plant of that age, the pharaohs would have enjoyed about 30 years of "low cost" electricity. We, on the other hand,...Tags: Waste
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Don't fall for nuclear power
While the presidential hopefuls trade barbs and accuse each other of flip- flopping, they agree with President Bush on their enthusiastic support for nuclear power. Sen. John McCain has called for 100 new nuclear power plants. Sen. Barack Obama, in a...Tags: Economy, Elections, Nuclear Weapons, Political Candidates, George Bush
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Boeing's profit tumbles 19%
Chicago Tribune reporterBoeing Co. underwhelmed Wall Street analysts Wednesday by reporting second-quarter earnings that fell 19 percent. It was "the worst quarter we have seen from Boeing in some time," said JPMorgan analyst Joseph Nadol III, while Morningstar analyst Brian...Tags: Earnings Forecasts, Earnings, Morningstar Incorporated, Boeing Co., Farms
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India Cabinet survives vote
Associated PressIndia's government survived a bruising political battle to win a confidence vote yesterday, reviving a landmark nuclear energy deal with the United States that is at the center of an emerging partnership between the world's two largest democracies. Prime...Tags: Nuclear Policy, Parliament, Government, The White House, Laws
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Large Earthquake Rocks Japan
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the northern Japanese coast early Thursday but prompted no immediate reports of injuries or other damage, the nation's weather agency said.
The Meteorological Agency said there was no...Tags: Weather Reports, Natural Disasters, Disasters, Earthquakes, Tsunamis
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Joan Folk, nurse who spoke out on issues, dies at 83
rhoda.amon@newsday.comScores knew Joan N. Folk as "the nurse in the neighborhood," always available to mend cuts and bruises and give practical advice. And hundreds more knew Folk for her "letters to the editor," which detailed positions on issues from the opening of the...Tags: Port Jefferson, Long Island, Petroleum Industry, Medical Staff, Health and Safety at School
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Hanford Reactor Closer To Historic Landmark Status
The Associated PressThe National Park System's advisory board has recommended designating the world's first full-scale nuclear reactor, which produced plutonium for one of two bombs dropped on Japan during World War II, as a National Historic Landmark. The unanimous vote...Tags: Patty Murray, Enrico Fermi, Nuclear Weapons, Defense, Doc Hastings
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Indian vote clears way for U.S. nuclear energy deal
The Associated PressIndia's government survived a hotly contested confidence vote today, clearing the way for it to finalize a landmark nuclear energy deal with the United States. The vote capped a week of intense politicking that saw the government rename an airport for...Tags: Laws, Treaties, Nuclear Policy, Energy Resources, Parliament
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