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TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Late last Friday, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed SB 1472 into law. The new law attempts to clamp down on the state's controversial nuclear cost recovery payment scheme that allows utilities to charge customers in advance for proposed new nuclear power generation. The original anti-consumer legislation, now commonly referred to as Florida's "nuclear tax," was passed by the state legislature in 2006. See related blog post...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Plant Farley's unit 1 resumed electricity production on Friday, June 14 at 2:47 a.m. CT following an automatic shutdown. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080801/SOCOLOGO ) On June 11 at 9:05 p.m. CT, Plant Farley's unit 1 reactor automatically shut down when a lightning arrestor failed on a transformer. All Plant Farley safety systems operated as designed and expected. All three of the transformers' lightning arrestors...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 11 at 9:05 p.m. CT, Plant Farley's unit 1 reactor automatically shut down due to the failure of a transformer. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080801/SOCOLOGO) All Plant Farley safety systems operated as designed and expected. The unit is safe and stable, and plant personnel are investigating the cause of the shut down. There was no risk to the public and no injuries to plant personnel. Plant Farley unit 2...

ARCHBALD, Pa., June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and State Nuclear Power Automation System Engineering Company (SNPAS) have signed an agreement to prototype, manufacture and qualify nuclear power plant reactor protection systems for China's Generation III reactors. SNPAS is a subsidiary of China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC). Lockheed Martin and SNPAS will develop a nuclear safety instrumentation and control platform, based on field...

Group Filed Lawsuit That Played Major Part in Closure; Nuclear Industry Is Reeling: Latest Move Follows Tuesday Decision by Warren Buffett to Kill Reactor Project in Iowa. WASHINGTON, June 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Friends of the Earth, the group that filed a lawsuit contributing directly to the shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear reactor, will hold a phone-based news event today at 1:30 p.m. EDT/10:30 a.m. PDT to discuss the implications of the latest major setback for the...

Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that it has appointed Douglas Weaver as vice president, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs, who will be responsible for maintaining superior relationships with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and other regulatory stakeholders. Pittsburgh (PRWEB) June 05, 2013 Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that it has appointed Douglas Weaver as vice president, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs. In this position, Mr. Weaver will be responsible for...

PITTSBURGH, June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers (USW) union on Monday said that it would continue to fight the decision by the Department of Energy (DOE) to cease uranium enrichment at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant after workers received notices that layoffs would begin in August. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080131/DC12982LOGO) About 1,100 employees at the western Kentucky plant, including 580 members of USW Local 550, received...

Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that it has appointed Jeffrey Benjamin as senior vice president, Nuclear Power Plants, effective May 31. Pittsburgh, Pa (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that it has appointed Jeffrey Benjamin as senior vice president, Nuclear Power Plants, effective May 31. In this position, Mr. Benjamin will lead Westinghouse efforts to meet existing new plant customer needs and further develop new plant opportunities....

PITTSBURGH, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers (USW) today blasted the decision by the Department of Energy (DOE) not to approve a proposed agreement among Exelon, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), U.S. Enrichment Corporation, Inc. (USEC) and Ameren that would have extended for eight months the enrichment of DOE's stockpile of depleted uranium tails at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080131/DC12982LOGO)...

Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that it has appointed Mark Marano to the position of president, Americas Region. Career nuclear energy industry executive to come on board May 31; brings broad range of operations, business development and customer experience. PITTSBURGH (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that it has appointed Mark Marano to the position of president, Americas Region, effective May 31. In his new position, Mr. Marano will be...