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- Ky. uranium facility to remain open for another year, officials say
USEC's Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Kentucky will remain open for another year under a depleted-uranium-processing deal involving the federal government and energy suppliers, state lawmakers and federal officials said. The facility was scheduled to close at month's end. "I am encouraged that all parties involved were able to come together and agree on a deal that will provide some certainty to the workers and the community," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.)
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- TVA: Accountability is priority at Browns Ferry plant
The Tennessee Valley Authority is closely monitoring its operations at its Browns Ferry nuclear plant in Alabama and is starting to make changes after the facility got a "red" safety rating last year from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Accountability is still a major priority, said Preston Swafford, TVA's executive vice president and chief nuclear officer. "We've spent three years upgrading our programs, but the big thing we need in our safety culture is a turn in accountability," he said. The Huntsville Times (Ala.)
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- MIT researchers unveil new radiation-exposure study
Government standards for evacuations following nuclear-related incidents may be too conservative, according to a study from MIT researchers. Residents of any area that reaches radiation levels eight times greater than background levels need to be evacuated under existing U.S. rules, but such a policy may not be worthwhile when the emotional and financial costs of relocation are factored in, the study stated. "It could potentially have a big impact on tens if not hundreds of thousands of people in the vicinity of a nuclear power plant accident or a nuclear bomb detonation, if we figure out just when we should evacuate and when it's OK to stay where we are," said Jacquelyn Yanch, a senior lecturer in MIT's Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering. MIT News Office (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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- NRC urged to disclose details about Calif. plant's steam generators
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission should release documentation about the design of the problematic steam generators at Southern California Edison's San Onofre nuclear plant in California, said Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. The senator wants to determine whether the company bypassed any federal standards by modifying the components' design. "Concerns have been raised that design changes in the steam generators contributed to accelerated wear in tubes carrying radioactive water," Boxer said in a letter. Houston Chronicle/The Associated Press
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- Do you inspire your co-workers?
Leaders must get results, but they must also do so in a style that motivates and inspires others -- a step that's easy to overlook, Dana Theus writes in this blog post. "When people who can help promote you -- or give you the big contract -- interact with you, how do they feel? Are they energized? Excited? Motivated? If the answer is no, you've got work to do," she writes. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership
(5/14)
- Leadership lessons from the Navy SEALs
Business leaders have much to learn from the Navy SEALs, Mike Sanders writes. For example, the SEALs demonstrate the importance of putting a structure in place and challenging employees to do their best, he writes. Moreover, in the SEALs, as in the business world, adapting to changing conditions is key, he writes. EasySmallBusinessHR.com
(5/14)
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- Japan should detail nuclear policy, Fukui governor says
The Japanese government needs to clarify the country's nuclear policy as it works to restart Kansai Electric Power's Ohi nuclear plant, said Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa. "We want [the government] to clearly show its stance and system [toward the nation's nuclear policy] to citizens," Nishikawa said during discussions with Japan's senior vice industry minister Seishu Makino. "There is no change in our view that nuclear power is an important source of power," Makino said in response. The Mainichi (Japan)/Kyodo News
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- New investors could acquire Horizon venture, U.K. official says
Existing U.K. nuclear new-build groups aren't expected to acquire the Horizon joint nuclear venture between RWE and E.ON, said Charles Hendry, minister of state for the U.K. Department of Energy and Climate Change. "We would not expect it to be one of the other two nuclear consortia to take over Horizon. I think this would be new investors who come forward," Hendry said. Horizon seeks to construct at least 6 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity at two U.K. sites. Reuters
(5/15)
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