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A bill that would promote nuclear power in Washington state as a clean power source was passed out of a Senate committee this week, but with some opposition. tri-cityherald.com

Ninety-two-thousand people have pressed Ottawa to reject a proposal to store nuclear waste in an underground vault near the Great Lakes, fearing a spill would contaminate this source of drinking water for 40 million in Canada and the United States. phy.org

Dominion Virginia Power says it plans to seek permission from federal regulators to operate both reactors at its Surry nuclear plant for another 20 years. reichmond.com

The Los Alamos National Laboratory could resume production of plutonium pit triggers for nuclear weapons. washingtontimes.com