WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The office of Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Illinois Governor Pat Quinn today responded to the Secretary of the Department of Energy, Steven Chu's announcement that the Department will be moving forward with FutureGen 2.0 in Illinois. FutureGen 2.0 a cutting edge clean coal repowering program and a carbon dioxide (CO2) storage network that can be a model for the nation. Governor Quinn and Senator Durbi  more

CHICAGO, Aug. 5 -- Gov. Pat Quinn, D-Ill., issued the following news release: Governor Pat Quinn and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today responded to Secretary of the Department of Energy Steven Chu's announcement that the Department will be moving forward with Future Gen 2.0 in Illinois. Future Gen 2.0 will be a cutting-edge, clean coal repowering program and a carbon dioxide (CO2) storage network that can be a model for the nation. Governor Quinn and Senator Durbin released the followi  more

CHICAGO, Aug. 5 -- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Governor Pat Quinn and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today responded to Secretary of the Department of Energy Steven Chu's announcement that the Department will be moving forward with FutureGen 2.0 in Illinois. FutureGen 2.0 will be a cutting-edge, clean coal repowering program and a carbon dioxide (CO2) storage network that can be a model for the nation. Governor Quinn and Senator Durbin r  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public comment on proposed changes to its regulations for nuclear materials licenses that would change the meaning of "construction" and "commencement of construction" and allow applicants for some materials licenses to conduct certain site-preparation activities before a license is issued. The proposed changes would apply to the licensing and approval pro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a seismic workshop in San Luis Obispo, Calif., Sept. 8 - 9 to share information about seismic hazard and its application to the safe operation of nuclear power plants. The workshop will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 8, and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept 9, at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 333 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo. "We know there is a gr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The office of Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, D-Conn., issued the following news release: Representatives Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Joe Courtney (CT-3), John Larson (CT-1) and Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) today commented on the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announcement citing three construction companies and 14 other site contractors for 371 alleged workplace safety violations leading to the February explosion at the Kleen En  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following Fossil Energy Techline news: Today, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin announced the awarding of $1 billion in Recovery Act funding to the FutureGen Alliance, Ameren Energy Resources, Babcock & Wilcox, and Air Liquide Process & Construction, Inc. to build FutureGen 2.0, a clean coal repowering program and carbon dioxide (CO2) storage network. The project partners estimate the program will brin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today cited three construction companies and 14 site contractors for 371 alleged workplace safety violations, and proposed $16.6 million in penalties, following an investigation into the causes of February's deadly natural gas explosion at the Kleen Energy Systems LLC power plant const  more