Topic: Nuclear Power Generation
NUCLEAR PLANT LEAKS
AP News
Dying Yucca still has some life
Las Vegas Sun
ÔScrew NevadaÕ bill supporters not ready for dump to be buried WASHINGTON After spending nearly 30 years developing Yucca Mountain as the nations nuclear waste storage site, Washington is discovering it may take more than one strategic blow to kill it. The Obama administration announced Friday the formation of a ...
Vt nuke plant leaks renew debate over aging plants
AP Features
Radioactive tritium, a carcinogen discovered in potentially dangerous levels in groundwater at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, has now tainted at least 27 of the nation's 104 nuclear reactors — raising concerns about how it is escaping from the aging nuclear plants. The leaks — many from deteriorating underground pipes — come ...
Obama pushes nuclear energy to boost climate bill
AP News
Obama signals compromise on nuclear energy and drilling to save climate change bill, lure GOPPresident Barack Obama is endorsing nuclear energy like never before, trying to win over Republicans and moderate Democrats on climate and energy legislation. Obama singled out nuclear power in his State of the Union address, and ...
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