”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)

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)

Japan court rules nuke plant is quake-proof

TOKYO (AFP) – A Japanese court on Wednesday ruled that the country's second largest nuclear power plant meets earthquake safety standards and can
03 19 2009 12:55PM (...more)

TVA ratepayers may be stuck with ash cleanup bill

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The tab for a toxin-laden ash flood at a coal-fired power plant in Tennessee could reach hundreds of millions of dollars, and ratepayers for the nation's largest 01 8 2009 4:15PM (...more)

Gaza power plant shuts down again for lack of fuel

GAZA CITY (AFP) – Gaza's sole power plant was shut down on Sunday for the second time in less than a week after Israel again halted fuel supplies to the Hamas-ruled territory,
12 7 2008 4:37AM (...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)

Violent protests in China over sewage plant smell

BEIJING – Protests drawing up to 10,000 people flared in eastern China over a powerful stench from a sewage treatment plant with 10 people hurt in clashes, residents and a human rights monitor said Tuesday. The demonstration
09 2 2009 10:27AM (...more)

Plant rules out Led Zeppelin reunion

LONDON (Reuters) - Former Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant has put paid to persistent rumors that the British rock giants were planning to reunite for a tour.
09 30 2008 6:48AM (...more)

"George Bush Sewage Plant" makes S.F. ballot

SUMMARY: A measure seeking to commemorate President Bush's years in office by slapping his name on a San Francisco sewage plant qualifies for the Nov. 4 ballot.
07 19 2008 3:05PM (...more)

Repair of Slovenian nuclear power plant according to law: plant official

LJUBLJANA (AFP) - No worker at Slovenia 's nuclear power plant Krsko was exposed to excessive levels of radiation during a recent leak in the cooling system , a spokeswoman for the plant said on Monday.
06 24 2008 10:39AM (...more)