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Edison could use more days like this
Rare is the day that Southern California Edison gets high praise in La Caņada Flintridge. It is more common to hear residents and civic officials grumble about occasional power outages and an unresponsive bureaucracy. But Edison came through for...Tags: Southern California Edison Company
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Former La Caņadans spared brunt of quake
The devastation caused Friday by the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan should serve as a warning for Foothills residents to take the threat of such disasters more seriously, says a former La Caņada Flintridge resident now living...Tags: Tokyo (Japan), Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Disasters and Accidents, Earthquakes, Natural Disasters
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Palisades could remain closed at least another month after radioactive leak
COVERT TOWNSHIP, Mich. – The Palisades Nuclear Power Plant has been shut down for a couple of weeks after dozens of gallon of radioactive water leaked from the plant into Lake Michigan. Last Monday, southwest Michigan Congressman toured the...
Tags: Nuclear Accidents, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Letters show rift over San Onofre nuclear repairs
In a flurry of letters late last year, Southern California Edison and the manufacturer that designed the steam generators at the now-dark San Onofre nuclear power plant appeared to be at odds over a long-term plan to repair the troubled facility. In the...
Tags: Science and Technology, Physiology, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited, Southern California Edison Company, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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How many more chances for Palisades?
Those of us within the 50-mile safety zone of Palisades Nuclear Plant on Lake Michigan near Covert appreciate Fred Upton's powerful voice calling for a permanent fix to most recent problems that shut down the plant. Upton, a Republican who represents...Tags: Lake Michigan, Entergy Corporation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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'Unplanned shutdowns' at Turkey Point nuclear plant lead to more oversight
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Thursday it is increasing oversight of the Turkey Point Unit 3 nuclear power plant after three "unplanned shutdowns." But the commission said that the Florida Power & Light Co. plant near Homestead is "operating...Tags: Turkey (animal), Turkey, FPL Group, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Carjacker who fled after 2012 arrest gets 40 years
The bizarre saga of Michael Buhrman, a former nuclear power plant operator turned fugitive carjacker, took another odd turn Wednesday when it was revealed that he spoke of assembling a crew to rob banks. The disclosure came during a sentencing hearing...
Tags: Bank Robbery, Prosecution, Lawyers, Abusive Behavior, Judges
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Out of the Blue: Speak up against San Onofre
Amid a spate of promising economic news, home values are climbing. Now for the bad news. For the first time in human history, the concentration of climate-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is nearing the milestone level of 400 parts per million....Tags: The New York Times, Henry A Waxman, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Barbara Boxer, Southern California Edison Company
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Robert M. Douglass, Calvert Cliffs' chief engineer
Robert M. Douglass, former chief engineer of Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.'s Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant, died Monday of cancer at his home in Port Republic, Calvert County. He was 88. The son of an electrical engineer and a homemaker, Robert...
Tags: Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Science and Technology, Habitat for Humanity International, The New York Times, Severna Park
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Police: Fugitive carjacker spoke of robbing banks, armored cars
Special to the TribuneThe bizarre saga of Michael Buhrman, a former nuclear plant operator turned fugitive carjacker, took another odd turn Wednesday when it was revealed that Buhrman spoke of assembling a crew to rob banks and armored cars. The disclosure came during a...Tags: Bank Robbery, Lawyers, Abusive Behavior, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Lawmakers retreat from high-profile energy legislation
After a 2012 focused on major long-term energy issues, the Legislature retreated a bit from high profile energy legislation this year. Instead, attention was more narrowly focused on altering existing laws regarding the construction of nuclear power...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Energy Resources, Executive Branch, Biofuels, Politics
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Edison, Mitsubishi hit roadblock on San Onofre's future
A flurry of letters that went back and forth between Southern California Edison and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries late last year reveal the serious hurdles that stand in the way of the San Onofre nuclear power plant's long-term future. The plant had...
Tags: Science and Technology, Physiology, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited, Southern California Edison Company, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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