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• Grid operators say Germany must invest $25 billion

  May 30, 2012 in Nation/World BERLIN — The operators of Germany’s electricity grid said today the country must invest about (euro) 20 billion ($25 billion) in new transmission networks over the next decade as the … 6

• Hanford safety reports offer contradictory views

  December 4, 2011 in Business on Page E6 YAKIMA — Workers who are designing and building a waste treatment plant at the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site generally are not reluctant to raise safety concerns, even though there …

• WSU’s reactor ‘can’t melt down’

  April 7, 2011 in City on Page A6 PULLMAN – As workers in Japan struggle to cool a nuclear power plant, the phone has been ringing at Washington State University’s Nuclear Radiation Center. The 50-year-old reactor, which is …

• Lasting home elusive for used Hanford fuel

  March 27, 2011 in City on Page A1 Critics challenging the safety of Washington state’s only commercial nuclear power plant say it should not get its license renewed until all questions about the integrity of its spent fuel … 5

• Distance from Japan dilutes danger to state

  March 16, 2011 in City on Page A1 It’s possible that radioactive material released as a result of fires, partial meltdowns and explosions reported at Japanese reactors will be detected in Washington, but highly unlikely that levels could …

• Crews working weekend to restart WA nuke plant

  August 7, 2009 in Business, Region YAKIMA — Crews were set to work through the weekend to clean up and repair damage caused by a fire at the Northwest’s only commercial nuclear power plant, which is …

• Small fire shuts down Tri-Cities nuclear plant

  August 5, 2009 in Region RICHLAND — An electrical fault sparked a small fire at the region’s only commercial nuclear power plant, which automatically shut itself down.

• Delving again into nuclear generation

  June 5, 2009 in City on Page A1 RICHLAND – A quarter century after its ambitious plan to build five nuclear plants crumbled into a punch line for government incompetence, a regional power consortium in the Pacific Northwest … 4

• Energy Northwest eyes more nuclear power

  June 3, 2009 in News RICHLAND, Wash. — A quarter century after its ambitious plan to build five nuclear plants crumbled into a punch line for government incompetence, a regional power consortium in the Pacific … 1

• Our View: Storage solution needed to enable nuclear power

  May 29, 2009 in Opinion on Page A13 With the growing concern over global warming, nuclear power plants have leaped back into the national conversation as a cleaner alternative to facilities powered by fossil fuels. However, the issue … 1

• New Idaho nuclear power plant unlikely soon, industry expert says

  November 19, 2008 in Idaho on Page B2 BOISE – Despite at least two proposals in the past couple of years for new commercial nuclear power plants in Idaho, residents shouldn’t expect to see one in the next …

• Idaho nuclear plant unlikely soon, expert says

  November 19, 2008 in Idaho on Page B2 BOISE – Despite at least two proposals in the past couple of years for new commercial nuclear power plants in Idaho, residents shouldn’t expect to see one in the next …