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Refueling of nuclear reactor completed ahead of schedule

Associated Press — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:50:49 +0000

NORTH MISSISSIPPI — The Tennessee Valley Authority has refueled its Unit 2 reactor at the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant ahead of schedule. In a statement, TVA also said the refueling came in under budget. The reactor at the plant in Soddy-Daisy, Tenn., near Chattanooga, Tenn., was scheduled to be down for 90 days when the planned [...]

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NRC wants more info from TVA on flood protection for reactors

Associated Press — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:39:12 +0000

NORTH MISSISSIPPI — Nuclear power plant regulators want more specific information from TVA on how the utility plans to protect reactors in case of severe flooding. According to the Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission heard TVA’s flood plans and scheduled another meeting on Dec. 13, seeking more information. An NRC project [...]

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Entergy shuts down nuke plant ahead of Isaac

Associated Press — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:02:29 +0000

KILLONA, La. — Entergy Corp. says it shut down one of its three nuclear power plants because of the approach of Hurricane Isaac, but two others remain in operation. The New Orleans-based power company says the Waterford 3 plant in Killona, La., will be powered-up after the storm passes. The plant is about 20 miles [...]

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Entergy losses $151.7M in first quarter due to Vermont plant

Associated Press — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:33:46 +0000

NEW ORLEANS — Power provider Entergy Corp. posted a first-quarter loss after taking an accounting loss on its Vermont Yankee nuclear plant and expenses from the pending spinoff of its electric transmission business. For the January-through-March period, New Orleans-based Entergy said it lost $151.7 million, or 86 cents per share, on revenue of $2.38 billion. [...]

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Protestors gather in Vermont to stop Entergy nuclear plant

Associated Press — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:29:12 +0000

JACKSON — Four days after a federal judge ruled that the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant in Montpelier, Vt., can continue operating, demonstrators gathered outside the Statehouse to call for the Entergy Corp. plant to be shut down. About 15 people stood in front of the Statehouse in the rain holding signs saying “Retire Vermont Yankee, [...]

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