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- Jaczko: San Onofre to remain offline until tube issue addressed
Southern California Edison needs to determine the cause of a steam generator tube leakage that prompted the shutdown of its San Onofre nuclear plant in California and devise a plan to prevent similar incidents before the facility is allowed to restart, said Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko. "They have to demonstrate to us that they understand the causes and that they have a plan to address the causes that assure public health and safety," Jaczko said. The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires
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Rep. Issa hopes Calif. nuclear plant restarts by summer: Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., hopes that Southern California Edison's San Onofre nuclear plant will resume operations before the summer, when demand for electricity surges in the state. The plant has been offline since January because of a steam generator problem. "If it can be done with 100% safety, we'd like to have one or both of those reactors back online" by the summer, Issa said following a tour of the facility with Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko. Los Angeles Times/L.A. Now blog (tiered subscription model)
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- Proponents tout benefits of nuclear energy
Nuclear energy plays a key role in the U.S. energy mix, according to industry supporters. Nuclear facilities generate significantly less amounts of greenhouse gases compared with coal and can help the country reduce its reliance on energy imports. "If we want to keep nuclear energy as a key component of the U.S. energy supply, we have to build 20 to 30 nuclear-energy reactors in the next couple of decades to replace ones that go offline and to keep up with the growing requirement of energy," said Patrick Moore, co-chairman of the Nuclear Energy Institute-funded Clean and Safe Energy Coalition. Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, Fla.)
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- Industry execs expect nuclear energy to stay prominent
Several nuclear industry executives believe nuclear power will stay prominent even in the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi incident in Japan. "This event will make nuclear safer. We bet on the U.S. 10 years ago, and we think it is still a good bet. Fukushima will not delay the renaissance," said Jacques Besnainou, former CEO of Areva's U.S. unit. "I don't think Fukushima will disrupt nuclear here. Nuclear plants have lots of protections. There is an enormous amount of information that will help fine-tune these designs. It will be the cheapest power we have for our nation," said Thomas Farrell, president, chairman and CEO of Dominion Resources. Forbes
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- Brainstorming can still pack a punch
Brainstorming is often dismissed as a useless tool, but in the right hands it can still be a powerful innovation catalyst, Steve Tobak writes. "If you get the right people in a room, the right leader, the right goal, ask the right questions, and use the right methodology, you'd be amazed what you can come up with," he adds. "I know, that's a lot of rights, but believe me, it can be done." CBS MoneyWatch
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- The road to innovation is paved with lousy ideas
The best corporate innovators are those with a high tolerance for failure, writes Anne Fisher. "Trying to create something truly new means generating lots and lots of ideas, with the understanding that most of them are going to be flops," she adds. "Few businesses are prepared to tolerate, much less encourage, the inevitable failures." CNNMoney/Fortune
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- Japan minister targets zero reliance on nuclear energy
Japan should aim for zero reliance on nuclear energy, Trade Minister Yukio Edano said, despite efforts by the government to restart reactors in the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi incident. "I myself think it should be reduced as soon as possible. But as to in reality how quickly it can be reduced or whether it will ultimately be reduced to zero -- I want to judge based on discussion by experts," Edano said. Reuters
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- China finishes expansion of Qinshan nuclear plant
China National Nuclear has completed the construction of a new reactor at the Qinshan nuclear plant near Shanghai, the company said. The expansion brings the total number of reactors at the facility to seven and raises its generating capacity to 4.32 million kilowatts, according to the company. China Daily (Beijing)
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