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"Toshiba to Exit Nuclear Construction Business" [1]

"Toshiba Corp. plans to stop building nuclear power plants after incurring billions of dollars in losses trying to complete long-delayed projects in the U.S., a move that could have widespread ramifications for the future of the nuclear-power industry."

Economy & Business [2]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Public [4]
International [5]
Source: Wall St. Journal [6], 02/01/2017
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"Tepco Spots Possible Nuclear Fuel Debris At Japan's Fukushima Reactor" [7]

"Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), the operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, said on Monday it may have found nuclear fuel debris below the damaged No. 2 reactor, one of three that had meltdowns in the 2011 disaster."

Disasters [8]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Public [4]
Asia [9]
Source: Reuters [10], 01/31/2017
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"New York Approves a 90 MW Wind Farm Off The Coast Of Long Island" [11]

"On Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state had approved a 90 MW offshore wind farm to be installed off the coast of Long Island. That would make what will be called the South Fork Wind Farm the biggest offshore wind farm in the US."

Energy & Fuel [12]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Public [4]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [13]
Source: Ars Technica [14], 01/30/2017
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"Energy Boss: Nuke Site Reopens But Work Remains" [15]

"The reopening of the nation's only underground nuclear waste repository nearly three years after a radiation leak marks a key step toward cleaning up a decadeslong legacy of bomb-making and research, but the U.S. energy secretary said more needs to be done before a backlog of contaminated material starts heading to the New Mexico desert again."

Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Waste [16]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [18], 01/10/2017
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"Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant to Close by 2021" [19]

"The Indian Point nuclear plant will shut down by April 2021 under an agreement New York State reached this week with Entergy, the utility company that owns the facility in Westchester County, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal."

Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Public [4]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [13]
Source: NY Times [20], 01/09/2017
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"Company Stands By Plan To Bury Nuke Waste Near Lake Huron" [21]

"A Canadian company that wants to bury waste from nuclear power plants near Lake Huron said Tuesday a study of alternative sites had found none better than a location already targeted, which has drawn strong opposition on both sides of the border."

Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [4]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [23]
Canada [24]
Source: AP [25], 01/06/2017
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Radon A Health Hazard In 40% Of Minnesota Homes, But Few Test For It [26]

"Not enough Minnesotans are testing their homes for radon, despite the state having some of the highest average levels of the dangerous gas in the country, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) warned last week."

Consumer [27]
Environmental Health [28]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Public [4]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [23]
Source: MinnPost [29], 01/06/2017
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"Toshiba Could Lose Billions From Troubled U.S. Nuclear Power Deal" [30]

"Toshiba, the Japanese technology conglomerate, has spent a decade and billions of dollars building itself into one of the largest players in the global nuclear power industry by buying up rivals. The result has been a financial quagmire — one that is about to deepen."

Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Public [4]
International [5]
Source: NY Times [31], 12/29/2016
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"New Mexico Officials Approve Re-Opening Of Nuclear Waste Site" [32]

"New Mexico has given its approval to resume operations at the nation's only permanent nuclear waste disposal site after state inspectors found the facility safe to reopen for the first time since a radiation leak there nearly three years ago, officials said on Thursday."

Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Reuters [33], 12/23/2016
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"Federal Commission Extends Operating License Of Fermi 2" [34]

"NEWPORT, Mich. — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced early today it has extended the operating license of DTE Energy’s Fermi 2 nuclear power plant in northern Monroe County another 20 years, through March 20, 2045."

Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Public [4]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [23]
Source: Toledo Blade [35], 12/19/2016
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