Energy Secretary Steven Chu told Congress that the explosions at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear-power plant “actually appear to be more serious than Three Mile Island,”...
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Chu: Japan crisis may top Three Mile Island
Articles from 3.16.2011
U.S., Japan differ on evacuation recommendations near damaged plants
The U.S. government is calling for American citizens in a 50-mile radius of the damaged Japanese nuclear reactors to evacuate the area, a vast difference from the 20 km,...
EPA proposes first-ever mercury standards for coal plants
The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed the first-ever national standards for mercury and other air pollutants emitted from coal-fired power plants.The...
IAEA confirms partial meltdown of reactors 1, 2 and 3; 50-mile radius evacuated
TOKYO -- The UN's nuclear watchdog the IAEA warned Japan's nuclear crisis was "very serious" Wednesday as Tokyo resorted to increasingly desperate...
China slows nuclear power plans
BEIJING — China suspended approval on Wednesday of 28 planned nuclear power plants while it revised safety standards, making the surprise announcement after Premier Wen...
White House slams Senate GOP measure to block climate rules
The amendment, part of a broader Republican assault on Obama's energy agenda, would nullify EPA’s power to regulate greenhouse gases.
Chu: Obama administration remains committed to nuclear power
WASHINGTON -- Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Tuesday restated the Obama administration’s commitment to keeping nuclear power in the mix of energy sources under development...
Workers briefly abandon Japan plant after radiation surge
TOKYO (Reuters) - Workers were ordered to withdraw briefly from a stricken Japanese nuclear power plant on Wednesday after radiation levels surged, Kyodo news reported, a...
Tar sands pipeline delayed for more environmental review
A proposed pipeline designed to carry Canadian tar sands oil to refineries along the Gulf Coast will be delayed further while the U.S. government conducts an additional...
Appeals court gives Interior reprieve on deepwater drilling permits
A federal appeals court on Tuesday granted the Interior Department a reprieve from a lower court judge’s order to make decisions on several deepwater oil-and-gas drilling...
Japan's nuke crisis prompts U.S. run on iodine pills despite no threat
WASHINGTON — Major suppliers of pills that provide protection from radiation say they're out of stock due to panic buying, even though experts say that the Japanese...
EU mulls nuclear-free future, extra tests on reactors
BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Europe's energy chief Tuesday raised the prospect of a nuclear-free future and said the 27-nation bloc is considering "stress...
Demand response 'negawatts' getting a pay day
The federal grid regulator has ruled that the "negawatts" delivered by demand response companies deserve the same market prices as megawatts of generated energy...
Reid plans to allow vote on GOP amendment to block EPA climate rules
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday that he plans to allow a floor vote on a primarily GOP bill that would strip the Environmental Protection Agency’s...
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