Wed, 15 May 2013 09:37:31 CDT charlotteobserver.com
LAKE WYLIE More than 100 gallons of water with traces of tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen, has been leaked from a discharge pipe at the Catawba Nuclear Station, according to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Mon, 06 May 2013 13:20:28 CDT wrhi.com
"We have been monitoring this weather system and began moving water in advance late last week," said Randy Herrin, general manager of the hydro fleet in a written statement from Duke Energy .
Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:35:28 CDT wfdd.org
Richard Gaskins is the Catawba Riverkeeper. He says the toxins are coming from four coal ash ponds, each one connected to a Duke Energy coal-burning plant. "So all of these ash ponds actually have a permitted discharge," explains Gaskins.
Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:40:08 CDT wcnc.com
The group "American Rivers" has named the Catawba River among the most endangered in the U.S. based on the threat from unlined ponds filled with millions of tons of coal ash -- the residue from coal burning steam power plants operated by Duke Energy. Duke attacked the designation before it was even made public, calling it a "gimmick" designed to play on public emotions.
Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:47:07 CDT wsoctv.com
McGuire to the north and Catawba to the south. The plants have never been short of their critics. The former head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is suggesting all U.S. reactors are unsafe. Gregory Jaczko suggested this week that U.S.
Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:12:16 CDT hickoryrecord.com
"Catawba County has a large variety of potential emergencies and hazards such as chemical spills, floods and incidents at McGuire Nuclear Station or Marshall Steam Station," Dickerson said.
Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:20:58 CDT charlotteobserver.com
Duke Energy has begun inspecting docks and piers along the Catawba and Lincoln County side of Lake Norman as part of a program by the energy company along the entire Catawba-Wateree chain of rivers and lakes.
Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:00:09 CDT heraldonline.com
If PMPA's test run with the program is successful, it could help the group reduce its need to buy supplementary power from providers other than the Catawba Nuclear Station on Lake Wylie. Duke Energy operates the plant; PMPA is a joint owner.
Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:32:19 CDT mountainx.com
Walls joined Duke Energy in 2002 as an associate scientist for the company's hydroelectric relicensing efforts along the Tuckaseegee, Nantahala and Catawba -Wateree river systems.
Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:11:40 CDT lakewyliepilot.com
Last month residents also asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which oversees Duke Energy's management of the Catawba River, for help.
