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Shearon Harris nuclear plant shut down because of cracking
The News & ObserverDuke Energy Progress shut down the Shearon Harris nuclear plant in Wake County on Wednesday after the company discovered that the reactor vessel -- which holds the plant's nuclear fuel and contains the nuclear reaction -- showed early indications of...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Duke Energy Corporation, FirstEnergy Corp., Tooth Decay
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BRIEF: Power-line failure KO's Progress power to 2,800 in Knightdale area
The News & ObserverA power line failure knocked out electricity service to 2,849 Progress Energy customers in the Knightdale area Thursday morning, Duke Energy said. Crews restored power to almost all of the customers in about an hour by rerouting power around the...Tags: Duke Energy Corporation, Raleigh
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Shearon Harris shut down because of cracking
The News & ObserverDuke Energy Progress shut down the Shearon Harris nuclear plant in Wake County on Wednesday after the company discovered that the reactor vessel, which contains the plant's nuclear fuel, showed early indications of corrosion and cracking. The Nuclear...Tags: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Duke Energy Corporation, Wake County, Nuclear Power, Raleigh
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BRIEF: Two charged in Moore County court in theft of wire from utility pole
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.Two Robeson County men were charged with stealing wire from utility poles owned by Progress Energy in October, Southern Pines police said. Tony Lee Laws, 41, of Fairmont, and Joshua Cladell Jones, 30, of Lumberton, were arrested after a joint...Tags: Theft, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution
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S&P raises Duke Energy outlook to 'stable'
The Charlotte ObserverStandard & Poor's Ratings Services on Monday raised its outlook for Duke Energy Corp. from negative to stable, saying the Charlotte-based company had effectively handled issues that arose in its merger with Progress Energy last year. In July the ratings...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Duke Energy Corporation, Corporate Officers, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Companies and Corporations
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Analysis: Levy nuclear plant twice the cost of a natural gas facility
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.In the long run, nuclear power is cheap. This, for many of Florida's top decision makers, is the Truth. Lawmakers have cast aside their worship of the free market -- which long ago lost trust in building nuclear plants -- and skewed state law to favor...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Politics, Duke Energy Corporation
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2 charged in $100K electric wire thefts
The Wilson Daily Times, N.C.Sheriff's deputies say two men risked their lives to steal more than $100,000 worth of copper wires from Duke Energy power lines in southern Nash County. The men swiped metal from utility lines primarily in and around Middlesex and in the Stanhope...Tags: Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Trials, Duke Energy Corporation, Theft, Crime, Law and Justice
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Duke Energy seeks $174M for nuke projects next year
Duke Energy Florida wants to collect $174.6 million next year from its customers for a proposed nuclear-power complex in Levy County and for a now-useless upgrade project at its permanently closed Crystal River nuke, according to documents filed last week...
Tags: Duke Energy Corporation, Plant Openings, Florida Legislature
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Fla. high court upholds nuclear-power surcharge law
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court rejected on Thursday the challenge to a controversial law that allows electric utilities to collect money from their customers for nuclear-power plants that won't be built for years — if ever. The...
Tags: FPL Group, Duke Energy Corporation, Crime, Law and Justice, Nuclear Power, Judges
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Letters to the Editor: Higher standards for design, nuclear energy
Higher standards for design Thanks to Sentinel columnist Beth Kassab for the exposure to poor designs on big-box stores ("Cities don't have to settle for ugly stores," Thursday). She is so right that they are a blight on any neighborhood. A dollar...
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Push to end NC's renewable energy program dies in committee
The News & ObserverThe push to terminate North Carolina's renewables program is over for the foreseeable future after a House committee in the state legislature defeated the measure with the help of key Republicans. The vote in Raleigh was closely watched by national...Tags: Politics, Duke Energy Corporation, Environmental Issues, National Government, Parties and Movements
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Panel asks state to consider additional bridge site
Star-News, Wilmington, N.C.Despite some confusion Wednesday, the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization's Transportation Advisory Committee passed a resolution encouraging the state to take a look at a different location for another crossing of the Cape Fear River....Tags: Politics, URS Corporation, Housing and Urban Planning, Interior Policy
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