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Nuclear plant operator accused in carjacking vanishes
The young woman was sitting in her car in a parking lot in Woodridge last May when an elderly-looking man approached and asked her quietly, almost in a whisper, if she needed help. "I thought he was an old drunk homeless guy," said the woman, who told...
Tags: Theft, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, Prosecution, Justice System
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Nuclear blows away wind
The primary motivation among environmentalists for developing wind energy is legitimate concern about the effects of climate change. Wind is alleged to provide important relief from the emission of carbon dioxide from electricity production. But without...
Tags: Alternative Energy, Ecosystems, Global Warming, Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Environmental group pushes for hearing on San Onofre restart
L.A. NOWThe environmental group Friends of the Earth made its case to federal regulators Wednesday that Southern California Edison should be barred from restarting the San Onofre nuclear plant unless it goes through a trial-like hearing process. The meeting... -
Nuclear power is far from safe or carbon-free
I became frightened when I read the commentary by Norman Meadow ("Nuclear blows away wind," Feb. 1). I wanted to say so much, but my thoughts were running way beyond the commentary. Just one example: The reactor at Chernobyl still contains enough...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering, Plant Openings, Waste, Environmental Issues
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San Onofre: Mitsubishi told to hand over nuclear plant report
L.A. NOWThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has asked Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to hand over a redacted version of a proprietary report on equipment issues at the now-shuttered San Onofre nuclear plant. The commission, which has already reviewed the full... -
Letters: How safe is San Onofre?
Re "In the dark on San Onofre," Editorial, Feb. 10 It is no surprise that Southern California Edison and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are keeping safety information about the San Onofre plant secret. One of the main lessons of the Fukushima...Tags: Southern California Edison Company
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Edison manipulated costs at San Onofre, complaint alleges
L.A. NOWAn advocacy group filed a complaint Wednesday with the California Public Utilities Commission alleging that Southern California Edison manipulated inflation calculations to recover more money from ratepayers for defective replacement steam generators at... -
The danger of relying on nuclear power plants
Norman Meadow's commentary promoting nuclear power over wind energy as a solution to climate change leaves out serious unsolved problems that wind does not present ("Nuclear blows away wind," Feb. 1). Huge piles of highly radioactive waste are sitting...Tags: Chernobyl Disaster (1986), Alternative Energy, Disasters and Accidents, Nuclear Accidents, Environmental Issues
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In the dark on San Onofre
If what two federal lawmakers say is true, there's more to the shutdown at the San Onofre nuclear plant than the public has been told. According to Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a leaked internal report by Mitsubishi Heavy...
Tags: Physiology, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Politics, Nuclear Power
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San Onofre design issues probed by regulatory commission
L.A. NOWThe head of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday that the agency's office of investigations is probing the "completeness and accuracy" of information Southern California Edison has given the agency about equipment at its troubled San... -
San Onofre: Edison denies it was aware of plant defects
L.A. NOWSouthern California Edison, the operator of the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant, pushed back against two lawmakers who said that the utility company was aware of defects in the plant's replacement steam generators before installing them. Sen.... -
Edison failed to fix problems with San Onofre system, Boxer charges
L.A. NOWSouthern California Edison was aware of problems with replacement steam generators at the San Onofre nuclear power but chose not to make fixes, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer charged Wednesday. Boxer’s office cited a leaked report from Mitsubishi Heavy...
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