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  • EPA: Carbon Rules Could Ensure Nuclear Power’s Survival

    [Anoth­er rea­son why the dirty ener­gy resis­tance needs to band togeth­er. ‑Josh] - by Julie Wer­nau, June 18, 2014, Chica­go Tribune Envi­ron­men­tal Pro­tec­tion Agency Admin­is­tra­tor Gina McCarthy said Tues­day that the fed­er­al agen­cy’s pro­posed car­bon rules are designed to boost nuclear plants that are strug­gling to compete. “There are a hand­ful of nuclear facil­i­ties that because…

  • Radioactive Leaks Found at 75% of US Nuke Sites

    - Asso­ci­at­ed Press, June 21, 2011, CBS Radioac­tive tri­tium has leaked from three-quar­ters of U.S. com­mer­cial nuclear pow­er sites, often into ground­wa­ter from cor­rod­ed, buried pip­ing, an Asso­ci­at­ed Press inves­ti­ga­tion shows. The num­ber and sever­i­ty of the leaks has been esca­lat­ing, even as fed­er­al reg­u­la­tors extend the licens­es of more and more reac­tors across the nation. Tri­tium,…