Day: December 22, 2011

NRC Approves Rule to Certify Amended AP1000 Reactor Design

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 22, 2011. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has voted to approve a rule certifying an amended version of Westinghouse’s AP1000 reactor design for use in the United States. The amended certification, which will be incorporated into the NRC’s regulations, will be valid for 15 years. “The Commission is able[Read More…]

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Gives Early Christmas Gift to Industry

WASHINGTON D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2011. Today the Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted to approve the final rule for the Westinghouse AP1000 design. The Commission voted to approve the design despite the fact that Dr. John Ma, one of Commission’s longest-serving staff, warned that the reactor’s containment, a structure which serves as[Read More…]

Iraq: UN Envoy Strongly Condemns Deadly Bomb Blasts in Baghdad

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 December 2011.  The United Nations envoy for Iraq has strongly condemned today’s bomb attacks that caused a large number of deaths and injuries in the capital, Baghdad, and urged all of the country’s leaders to unite and bring the violence to an end. “These horrendous crimes being committed[Read More…]

Philippines: UN and Partners Appeal for Additional $28 Million to Help Storm Victims

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 December 2011.  The United Nations and its humanitarian partners are seeking an additional $28.6 million to what was already requested earlier this month to support victims of the Sendong tropical storm in southern Philippines. The emergency revision of the Philippines (Mindanao) Humanitarian Action Plan 2012 aims to provide[Read More…]

Remarks by President Obama on the Payroll Tax Cut, Dec. 22, 2011

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2011  – 1:00 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, everybody.  (Applause.)  Please have a seat.  Good afternoon to all of you.  Merry Christmas.  Happy holidays. We’ve been doing everything we can over the last few weeks to make sure that 160 million working Americans aren’t hit with[Read More…]

Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Iraq, Dec. 22, 2011

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2011.  We strongly condemn the terrorist attacks against innocent Iraqis, which serve no agenda other than murder and hatred.  We offer our condolences to those whose loved ones were lost or wounded.  Attempts such as this to derail Iraq’s continued progress will fail.  Iraq has suffered heinous[Read More…]

Statement by President Obama on the Horn of Africa Famine

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2011.    As we enter the season of giving and renewal, more than 13.3 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia remain in urgent need of humanitarian assistance amid the worst drought the region has seen in 60 years.  The heartbreaking accounts of lives lost and of[Read More…]

Army Submits Gravesite Study of Arlington National Cemetery

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2011. Secretary of the Army John McHugh released today to Congress the results of a year-long effort to ensure accountability of gravesites and records at Arlington National Cemetery (ANC).  McHugh submitted the report in accordance with Public Law 111-339, which directed the Army to provide an accounting[Read More…]

IDOT Details Lane Closures in Construction Zones for Holiday Weekends

Road Work Will Be Suspended to Ease Holiday Weekend Congestion, Improve Traffic Flow and Safety SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2011. With thousands of motorists expected to travel on state roadways over the Christmas and New Year holiday weekends, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced today that road work will be suspended[Read More…]

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