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bananas

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Mon Oct 14, 2013, 04:42 AM Oct 2013

Settlement likely to end inquiries into Duke Energy nuclear plants

Source: Tampa Bay Times

As it stands, the whole truth will never officially come out.

Duke Energy will not have to explain how a do-it-yourself upgrade project ruined a perfectly fine nuclear power plant in Crystal River.

Duke will not have to answer more questions about spending hundreds of millions planning ­— but not actually building — a new nuclear plant in Levy County.

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Unless something terribly unexpected happens, the state Public Service Commission will most likely rubber stamp a settlement on Wednesday that will close the door on further inquiry.

Expect no apologies. Despite the kind of multibillion dollar blunders that would in other contexts prompt congressional hearings, there will be no discussion of highly relevant documents and testimony that show Duke ignored:

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Read more: http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/energy/billions-may-not-buy-answers/2147035

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Our corporate owners dotymed Oct 2013 #1

dotymed

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1. Our corporate owners
Mon Oct 14, 2013, 09:36 AM
Oct 2013

have already destroyed everything that was great America, now they are finishing the job with the govt. shut down
and threatened economic crisis (so they can take more).

America is not a place to be unless you are elite.
Only WE can stop this madness.

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