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Binz Withdraws From FERC Nomination
In a letter to President Obama on Monday, former Colorado Public Utility Commissioner Ron Binz withdrew his name from further consideration as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). His nomination proved to be highly controversial and was met with resistance by many members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. In […]
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Nuclear Plant Shut Down Due to Jellyfish
Courtesy: OKG At noon on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, Oskarshamn Unit 3 (O3) was manually shut down due to a large amount of jellyfish present at the cooling water intake. Operations management chose to disconnect the facility from the grid as a preventive safety measure rather than risk an automatic shutdown due to insufficient cooling […]