Officials for the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant say one of its two reactors shut down during electrical breaker testing.

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LUSBY — Constellation Energy Nuclear Group says it has shut down one of two nuclear reactors at its Calvert Cliffs power plant after a malfunction during testing. Plant spokesman Kory Raftery says a control rod dropped into the reactor Thursday ...

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A nuclear reactor at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg is vulnerable to terrorists making off with bomb-grade uranium, a study by the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin has found.

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WASHINGTON — The nation’s first new nuclear power plant in a generation won approval Thursday as federal regulators voted to grant a license for two new reactors in Georgia. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted 4-1 to approve Atlanta-based Southern Co.’s ...

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LUSBY — Constellation Energy Nuclear Group says one of two nuclear reactors at its Calvert Cliffs power plant is being brought back online after being shutdown automatically during Hurricane Irene. The reactor was shut down when a piece of siding ...

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LUSBY — Constellation Energy Nuclear Group says inspections are underway to determine when it can restart a nuclear reactor at its Calvert Cliffs plant that shut down during Hurricane Irene. One of the two reactors at the plant shutdown automatically ...

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FREDERICK — Federal contractor Bechtel Corp. says it’s considering moving its offices out of Frederick to another location in the Washington area. The Frederick News-Post reports that the San Francisco-based company told its 2,000 Frederick workers on Thursday that the ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has met with Electricite de France officials to discuss the potential for moving forward with a third nuclear reactor at Calvert Cliffs. Shaun Adamec, an O’Malley spokesman, says the governor met with company officials ...

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