Sentences with phrase «nuclear power facilities»

A transformer exploded at the Indian Point Nuclear Power Facility in Westchester on Saturday.

Entergy Corp. said elevated levels of radioactive material found in groundwater at the 2,000 - megawatt Indian Point nuclear power facility north of New York City don't pose a threat to public safety.

examples of this include the environmental «management» of Yellowstone Park, Eugenics, Lysenkoism, banning CFCs to reduce the Ozone hole, banning DDT, moratoria on building nuclear power facilities, claimed harmful effects of electric or magnetic fields, hazards of PCB's, etc..

Earlier this year, Schneiderman's office sued the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for allowing NRC the storage of radioactive waste at nuclear power facilities for at least 60 years after they close without first conducting an environmental impact review.

Because there are so many nuclear power facilities in the Carolinas, 54 business leaders, non-profits and academic institutions have banded together to form the Carolinas» Nuclear Cluster, now part of the Small Business Administration's regional cluster program.

Development of new nuclear power facilities came to a screeching halt after 2011's Fukushima meltdown.

They are the ones who are tasked with hacking into the most — supposedly — impenetrable targets, be it the computers of an Iranian nuclear power facility, or the cellphones of a fugitive terrorist.

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino announced that he filed two lawsuits to block the proposed closure of the Indian Point nuclear power facility after he failed to get county legislators on board.

New York lawmakers are proposing policies that they hope can save struggling upstate nuclear power facilities, including Oswego County's FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, from closing.

But trees, bushes, and vines overtake abandoned streets surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear power facility in the Ukraine.

Roda's goal was to raise awareness in the public and among engineers who design nuclear power facilities.

Closer to home, more durable materials can be developed for use in nuclear power facilities which could remain intact longer in the event of an accident, and simply require less replacement over time.

Fast forward to 1999 and we're introduced to Joe Brody (Bryan Cranston), a nuclear engineer and plant supervisor at the Janjira Nuclear Power Facility in Japan.

Biohazard: Fight in the Breston Plant Nuclear Power facilities and compete across multiple floors in locker rooms, restrooms with showers, control rooms, and the nuclear waste storage room.

Finally, there is a critical need for independent voices to educate and engage with potential host communities around the benefits and risks of nuclear power, such that host communities know their rights and are empowered to negotiate fair contracts for potential nuclear power facilities in their backyard.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has publicly proposed shutting down Indian Point, the company's nuclear power facility in Westchester County.

The point was to prove that a nuclear power facility could be built as cheaply as a coal - fired power plant, and the key to that was a smaller safety system.

This turnaround comes after last year's decision to extend the life of all 17 of the country's nuclear power facilities.

The essays document a range of ecological disasters, including the devastating effects of mining, water pollution, nuclear power facilities, and toxic waste dumps.

As a follow on to yesterday's blog post, where we broadly discussed the country's electricity sources, I got to thinking: Where, exactly, are our nuclear power facilities?

Japan is dealing with this question as it inspects its nuclear power facilities following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck June 14, 2008.

The other major downside is that it takes decades to build a nuclear power facility, including doing the site research, getting the permits, and doing the construction.

Her many successes include securing a dismissal of an appeal by a citizens» group which tried to prevent the transfer of a nuclear power facility, and the reinstatement of a multi-million dollar arbitration award against the State of Connecticut.

As it emerged on Friday (16 March), the US has officially warned that Russian hackers have already been shown to have gained access to energy grids, nuclear power facilities and water facilities in the US.

Nuclear power facilities are complex, and workers need to understand how the facilities work in order to make adjustments and repairs to equipment and to maintain a safe working environment.