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Legal & Regulatory
States Challenge NRC’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Rule
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC’s) final rule governing long-term spent nuclear fuel storage onsite at U.S. power plants is illegal and should be overturned, the attorneys general of New York, Connecticut, and Vermont claim in a legal challenge filed on Monday. In a petition filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. […]
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Smart Grid
NYISO Opens Smart Control Center
The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) this April replaced its 44-year-old primary power control center with a state-of-the-art facility in Rensselaer County that is outfitted with digital monitoring
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Environmental
New York Mulls Requiring Utilities to Address Climate Change Risks
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Tuesday announced his office would propose legislation that would require electric and gas utilities to assess and document their systems’ vulnerability to climate change. Though Schneiderman hasn’t yet set a date for when his office will propose the state bill, the legislation is likely to establish a framework […]
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