A former Nuclear Regulatory commissioner was among the witnesses and a house hearing review read legislation that would revamp federal oversight and modernization of the Nuclear Power industry. Hearing is about one hour and 10 minutes. Legislative proposal to advance Nuclear Energy. Is each of you before your opening statements. We want to thank marvin for the great job is done and i think it to go on and look at other challenges at the end of this year. So we are delighted he is here. He served as president and chief executive since 2009. He has had a long and distinguished career advocating for the Nuclear Industry. Nuclear energy is an integral part of our policy. Energy is an integral part of our policy. The Current Fleet of roughly 100 operating Nuclear Power plants safely and reliably generates about 20 of our nations electricity. However, many are approaching the end of their current license and the revelatory costs are adding to challenging times. This outlook revives a timely
Revamp oversight and modernization of the u. S. Nuclear power industry. The hearing is about one hour and 10 minutes. Good morning. And welcome to our hearing on the legislative proposal to advance the use of Nuclear Energy. I want to thank all of our witnesses in advance, and i will be introducing each of you before your fiveminute opening statement. Marvin for to thank the great job he did at the Nuclear Energy institute. And i think it is his plan to go on and look at other challenges at the end of this year. So we are delighted he is here. He served as president and chief executive since 2009. He has had a long and distinguished career advocating for the Nuclear Industry. Energy is an integral part of our policy. The Current Fleet of roughly 100 operating Nuclear Power plants safely and reliably generates about 20 of our nations electricity. However, many are approaching the end of their current license and the revelatory costs are adding to challenging times. This outlook revives
From middletown and got to see what was left. Kpix 5s Christin Ayers was there this evening. Christin. Reporter yeah. We have actually been here since this checkpoint to let people into middletown opened around noon today and you can see people have been lined up all day up and down this highway trying to get back into middletown. You can see there is a checkpoint set up here signs that say residents only. People are passing through for the first time as Law Enforcement officials give them the okay to finally go back home. These among the first cars to roll through the middletown checkpoint around noon today. This is going to allow you to drive in the community thats not closed so leave that sticker on there. Reporter a bumpertobumper backup of evacuees who have spent days waiting to find out what happened to their homes. A lot of loss, a lot of fire damage. Devastating. Reporter now waiting just a little longer. Been waiting all week. Kind of a nice moment to get up there but on the o
Breaking news out of San Francisco. A major interchange is shut down for nearly two hours after shots were fired on the freeway. Good evening, im brian hackney. Im juliette goodrich. The shooting happened just after 4 30 this afternoon at the northbound 280 split to southbound 101. Just minutes ago we got word the interchange has reopened. Police say a man in one car shot at another car on 280. Two men in their 20s were hit. They are in the hospital. The suspects fled on the southbound 101 connector. Police are still looking for him tonight. Meanwhile it has been a week since the valley fire exploded across lake county killing at least three people and burning hundreds of homes to the ground. Tonight, weary evacuees are returning to middletown to see whats left. Our Christin Ayers is live along highway 29 and christin, it sounds like it could be a long road home. Reporter definitely. We talked to some of the people lined up along this road earlier today. It was jammed with cars in both
Consequences. Action News Reporter dann cuellar is live at Cooper University hospital tonight dann, what is the story there. Reporter well, jim, two monthold baby girl is here at cooper trauma, in serious but stable condition. The circumstances which resulted in her injury are remarkable. Chopper 6hd was over cooper when the baby girl was flown by helicopter. We have come to learn this began late today when child was in the backyard with her mother and family dog a pit bull at their home in the unit belong of connchita court. The mother went inside to refill the baby as bottle. During that time the dog thought the baby was being left outside unintended so she lifted the child up with her mouth and carried the child in the house. In the process of trying to do a good thing the dogs teeth punctured the childs chest which is why the child was flown here to Cooper University hospital. Now, police, rescue crews and animal control officers responded to the incident. The dog appeared to be we