U.S. Regulator Halts Nuclear-Plant Licensing ›

Interesting. But, how many companies are affected? I can’t imagine very many.

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Court Rules That NRC Can No Longer Accept Assurances a Permanent Waste Repository Is Coming

BY REBECCA SMITH AND RYAN TRACY August 7, 2012, 7:03 p.m. ET

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it would stop issuing licenses for nuclear plants until it addresses problems with its nuclear-waste policy that were raised by a recent federal appeals court decision.

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∞  08/09/12 at 03:46pm via The Wall Street Journal
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    19 reactors out of 104 total. Luckily Indian Point is one of them.
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    Interesting. But, how many companies are affected? I can’t imagine very many.
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