Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy has directed the agency to fast-track plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon.
Senator Chuck Schumer is calling for a probe into possible groundwater contamination from the Indian Point nuclear power plant. In a statement, Schumer says the investigation should include a focus on why a water pump at the Entergy facility failed. Governor Andrew Cuomo has already ordered a state probe.
Governor Andrew Cuomo's office says alarming levels of radioactivity were found in three monitoring wells on Friday. The level in one well increased 65,000 percent.
One of two reactors at the Indian Point nuclear power plant will be closed for a couple of days following a shutdown over an equipment issue, a spokesman for the company that owns the plant said Sunday.
An Iran nuclear agreement appeared likely within hours, diplomats said late Monday after a day in which American and Iranian negotiators appeared to be struggling to clear final obstacles and looking like they'd miss their fourth deadline in less than two weeks.
Connecticut's nuclear plant in Waterford restored power, several hours after an electrical short likely caused an outage.
