”nuclear power plant” News

Nuke plant cuts power by 60 percent after leak

VERNON, Vt. – Vermont's lone nuclear power plant is cutting the amount of power it generates by 60 percent after finding a leak of mildly radioactive water. A spokesman for the 01 9 2009 4:23PM (...more)

Spanish nuclear plant closed after fire in electrical generator

MADRID (AFP) - A Spanish nuclear power plant shut down after an electrical generator fire Sunday, safety officials said, the latest incident at a reactor that has already been hit with record fines for its safety record.
08 25 2008 10:11AM (...more)

Slovenia shuts down nuclear plant after cooling system leak

LJUBLJANA (AFP) - Slovenia began shutting down Wednesday its only nuclear power plant in Krsko following a leak in the cooling system that authorities said does not represent a danger for people or the environment.
06 5 2008 10:15AM (...more)

NRC finds violation at Conn. nuclear power plant

WATERFORD, Conn. – Federal regulators are calling a piping system problem at a southeastern Connecticut nuclear power plant a "more than minor" safety violation. But the 03 27 2009 11:35AM (...more)

IAEA monitors Slovenia nuclear plant after alert

VIENNA (AFP) - The UN's atomic watchdog was Thursday monitoring Slovenia's only nuclear power plant following a leak in the cooling system that prompted an EU-wide radiation alert.
06 5 2008 10:33PM (...more)

EU issues alert after incident at Slovenian nuclear plant

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AFP) - The European Commission issued an EU-wide alert late Wednesday after Slovenia began shutting down a nuclear power plant following a leak in the cooling system.
06 5 2008 6:31PM (...more)

2 arrested in bomb scare at Swedish nuclear plant

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Swedish police arrested two maintenance workers on suspicion of plotting sabotage after they tried to enter a nuclear power plant Wednesday with traces of a powerful explosive like that used in the 2005 London transit bombings, officials said.
05 31 2008 1:49AM (...more)

US state OKs tie-up of Constellation Energy, France's EDF

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US state of Maryland on Friday approved a plan for France' EDF Group to take a stake in Constellation Energy Group, clearing the final hurdle for a new nuclear power plant in the state.
11 4 2009 3:43PM (...more)

Vietnam approves use of civilian nuclear power

HANOI (AFP) - Lawmakers in communist Vietnam on Tuesday approved the use of atomic energy for civilian purposes, paving the way for the construction of its first nuclear power plant to feed the booming economy.
06 4 2008 2:36PM (...more)

EDF, Constellation nuclear venture get US nod

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US regulators have approved a plan for French-based EDF to take a stake in Constellation Energy Group, clearing a key hurdle for a new nuclear power plant in Maryland, the companies said Friday.
10 10 2009 6:38PM (...more)