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Teenager Designs Safer Nuclear Power Plants

Do nuclear power plants need a redesign? Critics of nuclear energy seem to think so, and so does nuclear energy advocate, Taylor Wilson. A physics wunderkind, Wilson became the youngest person to ever create fusion at age 14. And since graduating from high school last year, he's devoted himself to f Full story

Court affirms utilities' cost recovery program

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously upheld a state law that allows utilities to charge customers for future nuclear reactors — even if they never get built. Full story

Court dismisses lawsuits in power plant deaths

The Colorado Court of Appeals has dismissed lawsuits against three companies in the deaths of five workers at a power plant in 2007. Full story

Regulators weigh utility bid for Va. power plant

Dominion Virginia Power's request to build a gas-fired power plant in Brunswick County is in the hands of state regulators. Full story

Navajo president OKs lease for coal power plant

The Navajo Nation's approval of a lease extension for a coal-fired power plant on the reservation came after hours of contentious debate and a slew of amendments. Now, the owners of the Navajo Generating Station must decide whether they can agree to the changes. Full story

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