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Nuclear reactor owners rush to extend licenses

Saturday, November 29, 2008 By Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette It took just 20 minutes at a motel in Moon this month for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to report approvingly on FirstEnergy ... read more

Delays in Finland Highlight Problems Facing Nuclear Power

May 29, 2009 By JAMES KANTER OLKILUOTO, FINLAND - The massive power plant under construction on muddy terrain here was to be the showpiece for a coming nuclear renaissance. The most powerful reactor ... read more

Citizen Power asks Nuclear Regulatory Commission to check FirstEnergy Corp.'s Beaver Valley Unit One

by John Funk / Plain Dealer Reporter Wednesday May 27, 2009, 7:59 PM Pittsburgh-based Citizen Power, a regional watchdog and public policy group, has petitioned the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to ... read more

Douglas vetoes bill calling for funding of Vermont Yankee decommissioning

By DAVE GRAM, Associated Press http://www.reformer.com/ci_12435648?source=most_viewed  

GOP says Clean Energy act is 'war on Midwest'

May 27 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Rick Stouffer The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Legislation aimed at moving America away from fossil fuels is being misrepresented, Republican opponents said ... read more

Nuclear energy relies on taxpayer subsidies

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 It's not just AIG and Wall Street jeopardizing your financial future. Taxpayers and ratepayers have long been victimized by the nuclear industry, their lobbyists, and some ... read more

Sen. Alexander Pushes For $700B For Nuclear Reactors

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander called Wednesday for doubling the number of nuclear reactors nationwide, a potentially $700 billion proposal that calls for building 100 more over 20 ... read more