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WASHINGTON, April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. nuclear energy facilities in 2011 recorded the lowest number of unplanned shutdowns in more than a decade and achieved near-record levels of reliability and safety performance, according to safety and operations data compiled by the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) and the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO). U.S. companies achieved these milestones despite a year marked by severe weather events that...

WASHINGTON, April 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New evidence of the safe, reliable operating performance that has made nuclear energy a proven provider of low-cost electricity for American families and businesses has come with the release of 2010 safety and operations data for the U.S. nuclear energy industry by the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO). In 2010, U.S. nuclear power plants remained one of the safest industrial working environments and overall safety performance...