Sentences with phrase «state nuclear facilities»

Plaintiffs, led by the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA), argued that ZECs preempt the FPA because they are «tethered» to wholesale auctions; and, that ZECs violate the dormant Commerce Clause because they are only offered to a limited number of in - state nuclear facilities, disadvantaging out - of - state nuclear plants.

The nation's first ZEC programs began in New York and Illinois and require load - serving entities (e.g. electric utilities) to purchase ZECs from specified, in - state nuclear facilities (note: only certain nuclear units in New York and Illinois qualify).

Not exact matches

South Australian Agriculture Minister Leon Bignell injected $ 2.5 million in funds into the Beston dairy facilities on Wednesday and said he didn't think there would be any compromising of the state's «clean and green» premium food and wine image if it eventually pursued an underground nuclear waste facility in the desert lands in the north of the state, as recommended by a nuclear Royal Commission.

Washington Wine Country's Nuclear Threat: A nuclear facility in Washington state's prime wine country is leaching radioactive groundwater and is one natural disaster away from Nuclear Threat: A nuclear facility in Washington state's prime wine country is leaching radioactive groundwater and is one natural disaster away from nuclear facility in Washington state's prime wine country is leaching radioactive groundwater and is one natural disaster away from Fukushi

Some of the proposals go beyond what Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration has sought when it comes to nuclear power (the state is closing the Indian Point facility in Westchester County while another in central New York will remain open with the aid of subsidy), though many of the issues Nixon has raised are in line with what the state has done.

As Entergy Corp. moves to close the FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in Oswego County, the area's two House members are urging the state to reconvene negotiations to keep the facility open.

The state is working on «multiple fronts» to close and replace the Indian Point nuclear plant, state energy czar Richard Kauffman said — a direct acknowledgement that the Cuomo administration is actively trying to shutter the Westchester County facility.

«For over 40 years, Entergy's Indian Point nuclear facilities have been damaging the coastal resources of the Hudson River estuary,» the state agency wrote.

ALBANY — The owners of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Oswego County say talks with state officials to keep the facility open have been «unsuccessful,» and on Wednesday filed a notice with the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission indicating they would close the money - losing plant.

While it is up to the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to determine whether plants are licensed to operate, the state licenses the facilities» use of river water for operations, and can theoretically put a halt to operations by withholding or limiting permission on the basis of concerns over water quality.

An official with Entergy said that its decision to close Oswego County's James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant last October is negatively affecting the way state lawmakers view its Indian Point nuclear faNuclear Power Plant last October is negatively affecting the way state lawmakers view its Indian Point nuclear fanuclear facility.

At least one of the state's six nuclear reactors may be shuttered, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo is aggressively targeting two more, both at the Indian Point facility in Westchester, for closure.

The administration's treatment of nuclear facilities could serve as a national model for other states, where nuclear plants are also struggling to compete against cheaper power sources.

Cuomo has been skeptical of nuclear power elsewhere in the state, including the Entergy - owned Indian Point facility in Westchester County, which the governor has urged federal regulators to deny a new license for the plant.

The state has lost another round in its legal fight against the Indian Point nuclear facility, with a federal regulator rejecting its effort to force the plant to undergo leak rate tests more often.

The NY Post: «Any energy plan that clearly recognizes the role nuclear energy has in reducing dangerous emissions should be welcomed by all New Yorkers — and would be if it wasn't clear that the state is picking and choosing which nuclear - power facilities should stay open at the expense of taxpayers, especially those in New York City.»

The owners of the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Oswego County say talks with state officials to keep the facility open have been «unsuccessful,» and they have filed a notice with the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission indicating they would close the money - losing plant.

State Assemblyman Kevin Cahill, in an email to news media, said Friday that «we must be vigilant to assure that the facility does not transition from an operating power plant to a dormant nuclear waste dump.»

She said Cuomo has been a «huge part» of where the state is now: Indian Point's owner Entergy is now considering selling the FitzPatrick plant in Oswego County to Exelon, which owns the nearby Nine Mile Point and Ginna nuclear facilities.

Cuomo has said the nuclear power produced at those facilities is preferable to coal or natural gas as the state transitions to renewable energy.

«Indian Point has been something that's been difficult for the governor, but given where we are now, I would have to say I want to give him an even bigger thank you for looking at the bigger picture knowing that it's important to making sure we keep 615 jobs at that facility [FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant],» said state Sen. Patty Ritchie (R - Owegatchie).

NYSERDA also estimates the plan would save $ 5 billion, some of that because ratepayers won't have to pay for new gas - fired facilities that would need to be built if all the state's nuclear facilities close.

Entergy had all but guaranteed that it would shut the plant down because it was losing $ 60 million annually, but a state plan to subsidize New York's nuclear plants is enticing another company to buy and operate the facility.

ALBANY — The state is working on «multiple fronts» to close and replace the Indian Point nuclear plant, state energy czar Richard Kauffman said, in a notably direct acknowledgement that the Cuomo administration is actively trying to shutter the Westchester County facility.

(Only federal authorities have the power to license or unlicense nuclear facilities, but states can make it difficult for plants to operate profitably through aggressive regulation.)

ALBANY - The Cuomo administration's proposed state budget would earmark $ 65 million over several years for three projects to expand research at Brookhaven National Laboratory, including one to help it land a lucrative federal nuclear physics facility.

In one arrangement, Bharara alleges Kelly channeled several hundred thousand dollars to Percoco and his wife in exchange for help building a power plant in upstate New York, and for other public assistance the company never received — including a guarantee the state would find a buyer for energy from the facility, and the closure of the controversial Indian Point nuclear plant in Westchester, which the governor has advocated for.

ALBANY — State Sen. Terrence Murphy says he may launch an investigation into the Cuomo administration's agreement with Entergy to close the Indian Point nuclear plant unless questions he has about the deal are answered, including how local governments will replace the tax revenue they'll lose once the facility closes.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in August 2016 to celebrate the news that Exelon would buy the ailing facility and keep it open with financial support from the state.

For example, Iran did not publicly blame the United States and Israel, the presumed perpetrators of the Stuxnet computer virus attack on an Iranian nuclear facility in 2009 and 2010, because the Iranian government likely recognized that the two countries would be able to brush off Iran's recriminations.

In addition to tapping $ 1.5 billion in core facilities that include the first supercomputer in the region, an industrial - class a nofabrication lab, a top - rated visualization center, and a dozen state - of - the - art nuclear magnetic resonance machines, faculty members will get from $ 400,000 to $ 800,000 apiece per year for 5 years to outfit and staff their labs.

Stone highlighted the planned construction, beginning in 2018, of the Iranian Light Source Facility (ILSF), which would be the country's first synchrotron and its «biggest basic science project ever,» as «a testament to the country's determination to do science in spite of turmoil, political interference, and the viselike grip of economic sanctions imposed by the United States and its allies to block Iran's suspected effort to develop nuclear weapons.

The United States — India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act allows India to import nuclear technology and fuel in exchange for opening up most of its nuclear facilities to international inspeNuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act allows India to import nuclear technology and fuel in exchange for opening up most of its nuclear facilities to international inspenuclear technology and fuel in exchange for opening up most of its nuclear facilities to international inspenuclear facilities to international inspections.

In the aftermath of Yucca's mothballing, the DOE has pursued a diverse strategy of nuclear waste management that includes tentative plans for consolidated interim storage facilities, tests of deep boreholes as another possible long - term storage technique, and the development of «consent - based» siting protocols to gain support from municipal and state governments.

P. Balaram, a molecular biophysicist and director of the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, and 60 others last week wrote an open letter to the public, stating: «We strongly believe that India must radically review its nuclear power policy for appropriateness, safety, costs, and public acceptance, and undertake an independent, transparent safety audit of all its nuclear facilities, which involves non-Department of Atomic Energy experts and civil society organisations.

At the end of the 10 - year period, it recommends that the United States be ready to build a new reactor: the Fusion Nuclear Science Facility (FNSF).

Those are currently stored in a pool of water at a federal nuclear facility in eastern Washington state.

We placed a lot of the nuclear elements in storage within the Pantex facility [the Texas plant operated by B&W Pantex, the company that helps manage the United States» nuclear stockpile], and we took the explosives to Los Alamos National Laboratory for evaluation.

At Hanford [a decommissioned nuclear production facility in Washington State] they did something called dose reconstruction, where they looked at releases of radiation and the wind patterns and how the wind might have traveled.

To implement the PMDA, the United States has been building a mixed oxide (MOX) fuel fabrication facility to convert the plutonium into nuclear reactor fuel.

The immediate motivation for safe disposal is the radioactive waste stored currently at the Hanford Site, a facility in Washington State that produced plutonium for nuclear weapons during the Cold War.

The letter warned that the state may have difficulty disposing of the drilling waste, that thorough testing will be needed at water treatment plants, and that workers may need to be monitored for radiation as much as they might be at nuclear facilities.

«The sensing skin could be used for a wide range of structures, but the impetus for the work was to help ensure the integrity of critical infrastructure such as nuclear waste storage facilities,» says Dr. Mohammad Pour - Ghaz, an assistant professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering at NC State and co-author of a paper describing the work.

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Eastern Finland have developed new «sensing skin» technology designed to serve as an early warning system for concrete structures, allowing authorities to respond quickly to damage in everything from nuclear facilities to bridges.

Those limits were in keeping with the 1979 law (Public Law 96 - 164, Section 213) that authorized WIPP «a research and development facility to demonstrate the safe disposal of radioactive wastes from the defense activities and programs of the United States exempted from regulation by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission» (NRC).

'' [A] nuclear waste repository should not be built until it can be shown, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that the facility can, in fact, do what its advocates claim - isolate radioactive materials from the biosphere for more than 10,000 years - and that construction of such a repository will be benign in its effects upon the people, the environment and the economy of the state or region within which it would be located.

Nuclear Imaging for Animals is a state - of - the - art medical imaging facility where we use radioactive tracers to perform nuclear scanning (scintigraphy) for diagnosing of thyroid, bone, liver, and kidney diseases in dogs anNuclear Imaging for Animals is a state - of - the - art medical imaging facility where we use radioactive tracers to perform nuclear scanning (scintigraphy) for diagnosing of thyroid, bone, liver, and kidney diseases in dogs annuclear scanning (scintigraphy) for diagnosing of thyroid, bone, liver, and kidney diseases in dogs and cats.

indeed, the biggest obstacle to nuclear power is not at all technology or means of storing nuclear waste, it's that no politician wants to support siting a storing facility in their state, no matter where it is.

6/26/17 — Plans for building the nuclear waste storage facility at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, fell apart a decade ago because, in part, federal officials didn't do enough to win support from state and local residents, analysts have said in Issues.

Ahead of the summit with the United States, Pyongyang has indicated that it will accept full inspections of its existing nuclear facilities.