Nuclear plant worker fell into reactor pool

A worker was leaning over to retrieve a flashlight when he lost his balance and fell into a reactor pool at the San Onofre nuclear power plant last week, plant officials say.

Guests say hotel knew of problem

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Staff members at the Holiday Inn Express in South Charleston were aware of a problem with their swimming pool 10 days before an apparent carbon monoxide leak from the pools heater killed one and injured several others Tue...

San Onofre Contractor Fell in Reactor Pool

A worker was leaning over to retrieve a flashlight when he lost his balance and fell into a reactor pool at the San Onofre nuclear power plant last week and did not receive a significant dose of radiation...

Firefighting bills raise alarms

When the flames shoot out your bedroom window and the stairway to safety fills with smoke, you want to hear the sirens and see the firefighters rushing to the rescue as soon as possible — and you don’t care what it costs. But last week, Kitchener city council approved a slight reduction in fire services in order to rein in the fire department’s soaring budget.

Nuclear plant offers no timetable on leak fix

Temperatures are still too hot -- at 105 degrees -- inside a San Onofre nuclear reactor for inspection crews to begin searching for the source of a radioactive steam leak that shut the plant down.