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Edison International CEO: Could Decide by End 2013 Whether to Permanently Shut Nuclear Plant

Edison International (EIX) could decide by the end of 2013 whether or not to permanently shut down its California nuclear power plant, Edison's top executive said Tuesday.Edison's faces uncertainty and potential costs associated with the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant, which has been shut since January 2012 due to equipment problems.The company's Southern California Edison utility, which operates the plant, has asked federal nuclear regulators for permission to restart one of the plant's reactors at partial power to determine whether it can be operated safely with adjustments.The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is still considering that request.Edison Chief Executive Ted Craver said Tuesday that it could "take time" before the company obtains approval to partially restart the nuclear unit. If the company isn't able to restart the reactor, called Unit 2, it may decide to shut down one or both nuclear units, Mr. Craver said."Without a restart of Unit 2, a decision to retire o...

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  1. Progress Made in Restoring Power to Blizzard-Affected Locations

    Utilities made further progress restoring power to areas affected by the weekend's winter storm in the Northeast, with more than half of affected customers back on t...

  2. Snowstorm Leaves Hundreds of Thousands In the Dark

    More than 660,000 homes and businesses in New England were without electricity Saturday following a blizzard that brought more than two feet of snow and caused a pow...

  3. NRC Looking Into November and December Shutdowns at PPL's Susquehanna Plant -AP

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is looking into the November and December shutdowns at PPL Corp.'s (PPL) Susquehanna power facility near Berwick, Pa., the Associat...

  4. U.S. Nuclear Regulators Divided on Costly Fukushima Rule

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission appeared divided Wednesday over whether to mandate safety improvements at U.S. nuclear power plants that could cost hundreds o...

  5. Japanese operator in most frank admission over nuclear disaster

    The operator of a Japanese nuclear power plant that blew up after a tsunami last year said on Friday its lack of safety and bad habits were behind the world's worst ...

  6. Company Ends 'Alert' Issued at Oyster Creek During Superstorm

    Waters have receded at Exelon Corp.'s (EXC) Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in New Jersey, the company said Wednesday.Exelon Corp. said in a press release it was re...

  7. NRC Issues Update On N.Y. Area Nuclear Plants

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Tuesday that three New York-area nuclear reactors experienced shutdowns during Hurricane Sandy while a fourth, in Oyster Creek...

  8. WSJ: Alert Declared at Exelon New Jersey Nuclear Plant -NRC

    The Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in New Jersey declared an alert due to high water levels in its water intake structure, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission s...

  9. California Regulators Examining Troubled Nuclear Plant's Costs

    California regulators said Thursday they would decide whether utility customers should pay to fix and restart the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant in a ruling...

  10. Dominion Resources to Shut Down Nuclear Reactor

    Dominion Resources Inc. (D) said Monday it plans to permanently shut down the Kewaunee nuclear-power plant in Wisconsin, as low power prices and insufficient demand ...

  11. NRC : Diablo Canyon Able to Withstand Shoreline Fault -Reuters

    The latest analysis of seismic faults near the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in California shows that the coastal reactor could withstand an earthquake along the "Shor...

  12. Halliburton: Missing Radioactive Cylinder Found Thursday

    A small radioactive cylinder that went missing from a Halliburton (HAL) truck last month was found on a Texas road late Thursday, the company said, ending a weeks-lo...

  1. NRC Preliminary Ruling: San Onofre Operation at Reduced Power Wouldn't Create Significant Safety Risk -AP

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff, in a preliminary ruling, said the operation of the San Onofre nuclear plant at reduced power wouldn't create a significant s...

  2. Entergy Plans for Restart of Unit 2 at Arkansas Nuclear Plant

    Entergy Corp. (ETR) said it is making plans to restart one of its units at an Arkansas nuclear-power plant, a process that is expected to take several weeks, after t...

  3. Experts Say Tepco Has Long Way to Go to Improve Safety

    Tokyo Electric Power Co. (9501.TO) said Friday it won't be restarting the one nuclear power plant it has any chance of running any time soon after an expert advisory...

  4. U.S. NRC Members Feel Heat From Congress Over Safety Mandate

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission faced pressure from Republicans and Democrats Thursday to soften a potentially expensive new mandate for aging nuclear power p...

  5. Edison International Posts 4th-Quarter Loss on Wholesale Power Unit

    Edison International (EIX) posted a smaller fourth-quarter loss as stronger results at the company's utility offset losses at its wholesale-power unit, which has bee...

  6. Southern Co., U.S. Government 'Close' to Nuclear Loan Guarantee Deal

    Nuclear Energy Institute President Marvin Fertel said Thursday that the U.S. government is close to closing a loan guarantee deal with Southern Co. (SO) that would b...

  7. DOE: More Than 100,000 Still Without Power Post-Blizzard

    More than 100,000 people were still without power in the Northeast Monday in the wake of this weekend's massive blizzard, the Department of Energy said.Utilities mad...

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