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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Van Halen Sues Drummer's Ex-Wife For Using Famous Last Name (Exclusive)

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Van Halen (L to R): Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen and Wolfgang Van Halen

When famous people marry, their spouses often take on a famous last name. That benefit can even survive divorce. But can it be used as a commercial asset?

Witness a new lawsuit by ELVH Inc., which is the intellectual property holding company of the world-famous rock band Van Halen. The group was eponymously named after its family members -- guitarist Eddie Van Halen and drummer Alex Van Halen (bassist Wolfgang Van Halen, Eddie's son, came into the fold in 2006, replacing Michael Anthony).

In 1984, Alex married Kelly Carter. Twelve years later, he divorced Kelly Van Halen. Now, nearly two decades after the divorce papers were finalized, ELVH is taking Kelly Van Halen to a California federal court over her use of her name in trade. Specifically, Alex Van Halen's ex-wife has named her construction and interior design company after herself, which the plaintiff asserts is a trademark infringement.

Read the Complaint Here.

Way back in 1891, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, "A man's name is his own property, and he has the same right to its use and enjoyment as he has to that of any other species of property. If such use be a reasonable, honest, and fair exercise of such right, he is no more liable for the incidental damage he may do a rival in trade than he would be for injury to his neighbor's property by the smoke issuing from his chimney, or for the fall of his neighbor's house by reason of necessary excavations upon his own land."

The question here is whether senior family name users like Eddie and Alex can permanently enjoin junior family name users like Kelly from using "Van Halen" in a commercial enterprise. The outcome might depend on whether it can be shown that Kelly had intent to trade upon the goodwill or reputation of the famous band's moniker.

STORY: Van Halen's 'A Different Kind Of Truth': What the Critics are Saying

In the lawsuit, Kelly is said to have filed two trademark applications on "Kelly Van Halen" for products like chairs, children's blankets, bathing suits, building construction, interior design services and more.

The band is opposing the trademarks on the ground that the mark -- her real name -- is "confusingly similar to Plaintiff's VAN HALEN Marks in sound, appearance and commercial impression."

It's also asserted that goods in the apparel and fashion space "are either identical or closely related to the goods sold by Plaintiff," and that Kelly Van Halen is diluting Van Halen, passing off Van Halen and committing unfair competition for Van Halen.

ELVH is represented by the law firm of Kinsella Weitzman.

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Iran's foreign minister in pain at nuclear talks

VIENNA (AP) — Beyond having to deal with six world powers making demands on his country's nuclear program, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has another pressing problem: back pains so intense he's had to use a wheelchair.

Zarif heads the Iranian delegation at key talks this week with the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany.

He apparently wasn't keen on sharing his ailment with the public. Instead of leaving his posh Geneva hotel by the main exit, he was wheeled out of the service entrance and into a waiting van Tuesday after complaining of intense pains.

European Union spokesman Michael Mann confirmed that Zarif had been having back pains, but said it didn't stop him from attending a "cordial" dinner Monday with Catherine Ashton, the EU diplomat convening the talks.

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Deal reached to avoid default and open government

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to the Senate floor after agreeing to the framework of a deal to avoid default and reopen the government on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 in Washington. The partial government shutdown is in its third week and less than two days before the Treasury Department says it will be unable to borrow and will rely on a cash cushion to pay the country's bills. (AP Photo/ Carolyn Kaster)

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to reporters waiting outside a closed-door meeting of Senate Republicans as news emerged that leaders reached a last-minute agreement to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. Cruz said he would not try to block the agreement. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio arrives on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, in Washington. Chaos among Republicans in the House of Representatives has left it to bipartisan leaders in the Senate to craft a last-minute deal to fend off a looming U.S. default and to reopen the federal government as a partial shutdown entered its 16th day. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., walks to his office after arriving on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 in Washington. Aides to Senate Democrat Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said the leaders resumed talks Tuesday night and voiced optimism about striking an agreement Wednesday that could pass both houses of Congress and reach President Barack Obama's desk before Thursday, when the U.S. Treasury says it will begin running out of cash. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is followed by reporters as he walks to a Senate GOP meeting on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 in Washington. The partial government shutdown is in its third week and less than two days before the Treasury Department says it will be unable to borrow and will rely on a cash cushion to pay the country's bills. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders announced last-minute agreement Wednesday to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown. Congress raced to pass the measure by day's end.

The Dow Jones industrial average soared on the news that the threat of default was fading, flirting with a 200-point gain in morning trading.

"This is a time for reconciliation," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of the agreement he had forged with the GOP leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

McConnell said that with the accord, Republicans had sealed a deal to have spending in one area of the budget decline for two years in a row, adding, "we're not going back."

One prominent tea party lawmaker, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, said he would oppose the plan, but not seek to delay its passage.

That was a key concession that signaled a strong possibility that both houses could act by day's end. That, in turn, would allow President Barack Obama to sign the bill into law ahead of the Thursday deadline that Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew had set for action to raise the $16.7 trillion debt limit.

Officials said the proposal called for the Treasury to have authority to continue borrowing through Feb. 7, and the government would reopen through Jan. 15.

There was no official comment from the White House, although congressional officials said administration aides had been kept fully informed of the negotiations.

In political terms, the final agreement was almost entirely along lines Obama had set when the impasse began last month. Tea party conservatives had initially demanded the defunding of the health care law as the price for providing essential federal funding.

Under a strategy set by Obama and Reid, Democrats said they would not negotiate with Republicans in exchange for performing what the White House called basic functions of keeping the government in operation and preventing Treasury from defaulting on its obligations.

A long line of polls charted a steep decline in public approval for Republicans in the course of what Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., pronounced a "shameful episode" in the nation's history.

While the emerging deal could well meet resistance from conservatives in the Republican-controlled House, the Democratic Leader, Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, has signaled she will support the plan and her rank and file is expected to vote for it in overwhelming numbers.

That raised the possibility that more Democrats than Republicans would back it, potentially causing additional problems for House Speaker John Boehner as he struggles to manage his tea party-heavy majority.

Boehner and the House Republican leadership met in a different part of the Capitol to plan their next move. A spokesman, Michael Steel, said afterward that no decision had been made "about how or when a potential Senate agreement could be voted on in the House."

The developments came one day before the deadline Lew had set for Congress to raise the current $16.7 trillion debt limit. Without action by lawmakers, he said, Treasury could not be certain it had the ability to pay bills as they come due.

In addition to raising the debt limit, the proposal would give lawmakers a vote to disapprove the increase. Obama would have the right to veto their opposition, ensuring he would prevail.

House and Senate negotiators would be appointed to seek a deficit-reduction deal. At the last minute, Reid and McConnell jettisoned a plan to give federal agencies increased flexibility in coping with the effects of across-the-board cuts. Officials said that would be a topic for the negotiations expected to begin shortly.

Despite initial Republican demands for the defunding of the health care law often derided as "Obamacare," the pending agreement makes only one modest change in the program. It requires individuals and families seeking subsidies to purchase coverage to verify their incomes before qualifying.

There were some dire warnings from the financial world a day after the Fitch credit rating agency said Tuesday it was reviewing its AAA rating on U.S. government debt for possible downgrade.

John Chambers, chairman of Standard & Poor's Sovereign Debt Committee, told "CBS This Morning" on Wednesday that a U.S. government default on its debts would be "much worse than Lehman Brothers," the investment firm whose 2008 collapse led to the global financial crisis.

Aides to Reid and McConnell said the two men had resumed talks, including a Tuesday night conversation, and were hopeful about striking an agreement that could pass both houses.

It was expected to mirror a deal the leaders had neared Monday. That agreement was described as extending the debt limit through Feb. 7, immediately reopening the government fully and keeping agencies running until Jan. 15 — leaving lawmakers clashing over the same disputes in the near future.

It also set a mid-December deadline for bipartisan budget negotiators to report on efforts to reach compromise on longer-term issues like spending cuts. And it likely would require the Obama administration to certify that it can verify the income of people who qualify for federal subsidies for medical insurance under the 2010 health care law.

But that emerging Senate pact was put on hold Tuesday, an extraordinary day that highlighted how unruly rank-and-file House Republicans can be, even when the stakes are high. Facing solid Democratic opposition, Boehner tried in vain to write legislation that would satisfy GOP lawmakers, especially conservatives.

Boehner crafted two versions of the bill, but neither made it to a House vote because both faced certain defeat. Working against him was word during the day from the influential group Heritage Action for America that his legislation was not conservative enough — a worrisome threat for many GOP lawmakers whose biggest electoral fears are of primary challenges from the right.

The last of Boehner's two bills had the same dates as the emerging Senate plan on the debt limit and shutdown.

But it also blocked federal payments for the president, members of Congress and other officials to help pay for their health care coverage. And it prevented the Obama administration from shifting funds among different accounts — as past Treasury secretaries have done — to let the government keep paying bills briefly after the federal debt limit is reached.

Boehner's inability to produce a bill that could pass his own chamber likely means he will have to let the House vote on a Senate compromise, even if that means it would pass with strong Democratic and weak GOP support. House Republican leaders have tried to avoid that scenario for fear that it would threaten their leadership, and some Republicans worried openly about that.

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Associated Press writers David Espo, Andrew Taylor, Charles Babington, Stephen Ohlemacher, Henry C. Jackson and Donna Cassata contributed to this report.

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'NCIS: L.A.' Showrunner Shane Brennan Reveals the 4 Secrets to the Show's Success

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By the show’s 100th episode, season five’s “Reznikov, N.,” the cast has their roles down. But in the beginning, prep work included “meeting with real NCIS agents and going to shooting ranges,” says O’Donnell (fourth from right). Now “we have amazing on-set technical advisers who keep an eye on us.”

This story first appeared in the Oct. 18 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.

Who would have thought a spinoff of a spinoff would reach 100?

NCIS: Los Angeles, the No. 2 drama behind CBS juggernaut NCIS, has managed that feat. In 2009, NCIS: LA debuted as a two-part episode of NCIS (itself a spinoff of the successful 1995-2005 series JAG), introducing the sunny world of the L.A.-based Office of Special Projects, a division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover ops. Big names Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J were immediately attracted.

"I became fully aware of just how tough it is to get a show to 'work,' having had a few misfires in previous years," says O'Donnell, 43, who plays Special Agent G. Callen, likely referring to his failed 2005 Fox comedy Head Cases. "Todd [LL Cool J] was in the same boat, and we looked at each other and said, 'Let's do everything we can to make this work. We know it's a crapshoot, but let's not have any regrets over preparation or focus.' "

The focus paid off. NCIS: LA has averaged more than 18 million viewers in the past three seasons, according to live-plus-7 data. "Fortunately, people responded to the chemistry on the show," O'Donnell says of the ensemble, which includes Linda Hunt. "As Todd says, 'Teamwork makes the dream work.' "

Creator Shane Brennan, who also ran NCIS, shares four tips that have kept NCIS: LA fresh.

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1. KEEP IT RELEVANT

NCIS: LA focuses on military crimes, which means the writing staff keeps up on current events, both domestic and abroad, for story ideas. Sometimes they're ahead of the game: Early episodes included a chemical technology that Feds sprayed on suspects to identify them -- its real-life counterpart has since become classified -- as well as a plot centered on terrorist group Al-Shabaab, which in September claimed responsibility for a deadly Kenyan mall attack.

2. GROW THE CHARACTERS

"Characters have to keep moving," Brennan says, whether it's through breakups or big revelations. Eric Christian Olsen, who joined as a recurring guest star in season one as Detective Marty Deeks, made a big impression at the end of his three-episode arc -- in his "goodbye" scene to Junior Special Agent Kensi Blye (Daniela Ruah), he was insouciantly resting on a car hood: "Fans really liked that and began asking, 'When is he coming back?' "

The mystery of G. Callen's identity remains a compelling question, which Brennan promises is partially answered in episode 100. "It's Chris O'Donnell's best work yet."

STORY: Showrunners 2012: 'NCIS'' Gary Glasberg and "NCIS: Los Angeles" Shane Brennan

3. DO NOT CHEAT LOS ANGELES

Brennan told location managers at series launch that he wanted to film "at every iconic L.A. location" possible. Since 2009, NCIS: LA has featured Venice Beach, the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the legendary Hollywood Bowl. "People in L.A. can identify when locations are fake," Brennan says.

4. NEVER FORGET YOU'RE THERE TO ENTERTAIN

Probably "40 percent of TV on broadcast is procedurals," Brennan says, "so you're competing with others." How to stand out? "One of the ways NCIS: LA is different," says Brennan, "is it's played out in the high stakes arena of national security." He also relies on character growth and storylines: "I think we're the best at doing that."

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Ending China's Requirement for Animal Testing of Cosmetics (Op-Ed)

Mark Jones is the executive director of Humane Society International (HSI)/UK. This article first appeared in Huffington Post Lifestyle UK. HSI contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.

In China, cosmetics are big business. China is the fourth-largest cosmetics market in the world, worth an estimated $22 billion. Yet, for a country in which science and technology is advancing rapidly in so many areas, when it comes to cosmetics safety, China is still operating in the dark ages. That's because China still requires cosmetic products, as well as raw ingredients, to be tested on live animals.

China's regulations are holding back global efforts to prevent animals from suffering just to bring new cosmetics onto the market. The European Union, as well as India and Israel, have banned cosmetics animal-testing, and regulators are increasingly turning to 21st century human-relevant cell tests and the use of already well-studied ingredients.

Chinese cosmetics companies, as well as international companies selling products in China, now face a problem. Since March, the sale of newly animal-tested cosmetics in the EU has been banned. The combination of a requirement to test cosmetics on animals to sell products in China, and a ban on testing to sell new cosmetics in the EU leaves companies in a bind — they must choose between two contradictory requirements and be shut out of one market or the other.

The momentum is toward the EU approach, with considerable cosmetic companies pulling out of selling in China, including Lush and Barry M, until the country removes mandatory animal testing. The economic imperatives to replace animal testing with cutting-edge alternatives as quickly as possible have never been so clear.

Achieving that transition is the aim of Humane Society International's Be Cruelty-Free campaign. Already launched in 11 countries worldwide — including the United States where it's spearheaded by HSI's sister organization, The Humane Society of the United States — Be Cruelty-Free is the largest global initiative to end animal testing in the cosmetics sector. Launching in China was a major strategic decision for HSI, as virtually every global, leading, cosmetics brand sells in China and is therefore subject to new animal-testing requirements, regardless of each company's testing policy elsewhere.

Until recently, there was little evidence of Chinese regulatory interest in adopting non-animal test methods. But there are signs of change, with a raft of internationally validated non-animal tests recently accepted for use in China, the country's first tentative steps towards making cruelty-free cosmetics a real possibility. An $80,000 grant to the Institute for In Vitro Sciences — awarded jointly by HSI, The Humane Society of the United States and the Human Toxicology Project Consortium — is also part of the solution. While China's regulators and government scientists may be intrigued by the savings in expense and time (and scientific advantages of non-animal methods), without the hands-on experience of conducting in vitro experiments and interpreting the results, China would be unlikely to move away from more-familiar animal testing any time soon.

The Chinese government is now working on a five-year plan with the aim of introducing 10 non-animal test methods, thus catching up with the rest of the world in using available non-animal methods. But more work is needed, both in China and globally, to create entirely animal-free cosmetic test batteries. In the meantime, those companies that avoid newly animal tested ingredients and — crucially — avoid selling their products in China are showing that the beauty business can thrive without causing animals to suffer.

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher. This version of the article was originally published on LiveScience.

Copyright 2013 LiveScience, a TechMediaNetwork company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Safety violations by site at US nuclear plants

Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station, in Londenderry Township near Middletown, Pa., is shown from across the Susquehanna River near York Haven, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. On March 28, 1979 TMI Unit 2, left set of cooling towers, suffered a partial meltdown. (AP Photo/John Zeedick)

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 file photo, a replacement reactor head and assembly is displayed in a storage building at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio. According to an unreleased Government Accountability Office report obtained by The Associated Press, the facility had 14 higher-level violations and 201 lower-level violations between 2000-2012. The Midwest region as a whole, with 24 reactors, had 3,148 lower-level violations, for a rate of 131.2 per reactor. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

The number of lower-level safety violations per reactor at U.S. commercial nuclear power plants shows extraordinary differences among U.S. regions, pointing to inconsistent enforcement, according to an unreleased Government Accountability Office report obtained by The Associated Press. Higher-level violations are more uniform across the regions.

Here are violations between 2000 and the end of 2012 by plant site and region:

NORTHEAST REGION

BEAVER VALLEY, Shippingport, Pa.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 113

Higher-level violations: 3

Total violations: 116

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CALVERT CLIFFS, Lusby, Md.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 140

Higher-level violations: 7

Total violations: 147

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HOPE CREEK, Hancocks Bridge, N.J.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 176

Higher-level violations: 2

Total violations: 178

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INDIAN POINT, Buchanan, N.Y.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 380

Higher-level violations: 4

Total violations: 384

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FITZPATRICK, Lycoming, N.Y.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 115

Higher-level violations: 1

Total violations: 116

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LIMERICK, Philadelphia

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 110

Higher-level violations: 4

Total violations: 114

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MILLSTONE, Waterford, Conn.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 173

Higher-level violations: 2

Total violations: 175

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NINE MILE POINT, Lycoming, N.Y.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 140

Higher-level violations: 3

Total violations: 143

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OYSTER CREEK, Forked River, N.J.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 153

Higher-level violations: 3

Total violations: 156

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PEACH BOTTOM, Philadelphia

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 131

Higher-level violations: 4

Total violations: 135

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PILGRIM, Plymouth, Mass.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 108

Higher-level violations: 2

Total violations: 110

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GINNA, Ontario, N.Y.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 111

Higher-level violations: 4

Total violations: 115

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SALEM, Hancocks Bridge, N.J.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 179

Higher-level violations: 2

Total violations: 181

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SEABROOK, Seabrook, N.H.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 85

Higher-level violations: 3

Total violations: 88

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SUSQUEHANNA, Allentown, Pa.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 175

Higher-level violations: 5

Total violations: 180

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THREE MILE ISLAND, Middletown, Pa.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 126

Higher-level violations: 2

Total violations: 128

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VERMONT YANKEE, Vernon, Vt.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 103

Higher-level violations: 3

Total violations: 106

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NORTHEAST REGION TOTALS

Lower-level violations: 2,518

Higher-level violations: 54

Total violations: 2,572

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SOUTHEAST REGION

BROWNS FERRY, Decatur, Ala.

Reactors: 3

Lower-level violations: 135

Higher-level violations: 6

Total violations: 141

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BRUNSWICK, Southport, N.C.

Reactor: 2

Lower-level violations: 93

Higher-level violations: 5

Total violations: 98

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CATAWBA, York, S.C.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 98

Higher-level violations: 2

Total violations: 100

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CRYSTAL RIVER, Crystal River, Fla., closed in 2013

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 60

Higher-level violations: 2

Total violations: 62

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FARLEY, Ashford, Ala.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 96

Higher-level violations: 4

Total violations: 100

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HATCH, Baxley, Ga.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 87

Higher-level violations: 3

Total violations: 90

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MCGUIRE, Cornelius, N.C.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 119

Higher-level violations: 1

Total violations: 120

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NORTH ANNA, Mineral, Va.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 115

Higher-level violations: 1

Total violations: 116

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OCONEE, Seneca, S.C.

Reactors: 3

Lower-level violations: 163

Higher-level violations: 14

Total violations: 177

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ROBINSON, Hartsville, S.C.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 72

Higher-level violations: 3

Total violations: 75

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ST. LUCIE, Jensen Beach, Fla.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 117

Higher-level violations: 1

Total violations: 118

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SEQUOYAH, Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 123

Higher-level violations: 2

Total violations: 125

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HARRIS, Raleigh, N.C.

Reactor: 1

Lower-level violations: 90

Higher-level violations: 4

Total violations: 94

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SURRY, Surry, Va.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 92

Higher-level violations: 3

Total violations: 95

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TURKEY POINT, Miami

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 106

Higher-level violations: 5

Total violations: 111

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SUMMER, Jenkinsville, S.C.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 114

Higher-level violations: 4

Total violations: 118

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VOGTLE, Waynesboro, Ga.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 75

Higher-level violations: 1

Total violations: 76

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WATTS BAR, Spring City, Tenn.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 130

Higher-level violations: 3

Total violations: 133

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SOUTHEAST REGION TOTALS

Lower-level violations: 1,885

Higher-level violations: 64

Total violations: 1,949

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MIDWEST REGION

BRAIDWOOD, Braceville, Ill.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 178

Higher-level violations: 3

Total violations:181

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BYRON, Byron, Ill.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 182

Higher-level violations: 3

Total violations: 185

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CLINTON, Clinton, Ill.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 149

Higher-level violations: 3

Total violations: 152

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DAVIS-BESSE, Oak Harbor, Ohio

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 201

Higher-level violations: 14

Total violations: 215

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COOK, Bridgman, Mich.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 168

Higher-level violations: 11

Total violations: 179

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DRESDEN, Morris, Ill.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 241

Higher-level violations: 4

Total violations: 245

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DUANE ARNOLD, Palo, Iowa.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 162

Higher-level violations: 4

Total violations: 166

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FERMI, Newport, Mich.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 160

Higher-level violations: 1

Total violations: 161

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KEWAUNEE, Kewaunee, Wis., closed in 2013

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 256

Higher-level violations: 9

Total violations: 265

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LASALLE, Marseilles, Ill.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 136

Higher-level violations: 2

Total violations: 138

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MONTICELLO, Monticello, Minn.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 154

Higher-level violations: 1

Total violations: 155

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PALISADES, Covert, Mich.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 226

Higher-level violations: 8

Total violations: 234

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PERRY, Perry, Ohio

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 256

Higher-level violations: 8

Total violations: 264

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POINT BEACH, Two Rivers, Wis.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 276

Higher-level violations: 13

Total violations: 289

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PRAIRIE ISLAND, Welch, Minn.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 186

Higher-level violations: 7

Total violations: 193

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QUAD CITIES, Cordova, Ill.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 217

Higher-level violations: 2

Total violations: 219

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MIDWEST REGION TOTALS

Lower-level violations: 3,148

Higher-level violations: 93

Total violations: 3,241

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WEST REGION

ARKANSAS ONE, Russellville, Ark.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 234

Higher-level violations: 1

Total violations: 235

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CALLAWAY, Fulton, Mo.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 225

Higher-level violations: 7

Total violations: 232

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COLUMBIA, Richland, Wash.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 183

Higher-level violations: 4

Total violations: 187

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COMANCHE PEAK, Glen Rose, Texas

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 157

Higher-level violations: 2

Total violations: 159

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COOPER, Brownville, Neb.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 363

Higher-level violations: 11

Total violations: 374

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DIABLO CANYON, Avila Beach, Calif.

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 228

Higher-level violations: 0

Total violations: 228

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FORT CALHOUN, Fort Calhoun, Neb.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 219

Higher-level violations: 8

Total violations: 227

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GRAND GULF, Port Gibson, Miss.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 219

Higher-level violations: 0

Total violations: 219

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PALO VERDE, Wintersburg, Ariz.

Reactors: 3

Lower-level violations: 299

Higher-level violations: 5

Total violations: 304

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RIVER BEND, St. Francisville, La.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 240

Higher-level violations: 2

Total violations: 242

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SAN ONOFRE, San Clemente, Calif., closed in 2013

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 255

Higher-level violations: 2

Total violations: 257

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SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, Wadsworth, Texas

Reactors: 2

Lower-level violations: 151

Higher-level violations: 0

Total violations: 151

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WATERFORD, Killona, La.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 186

Higher-level violations: 3

Total violations: 189

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WOLF CREEK, Burlington, Kan.

Reactors: 1

Lower-level violations: 266

Higher-level violations: 1

Total violations: 267

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WEST REGION TOTALS

Lower-level violations: 3,225

Higher-level violations: 46

Total violations: 3,271

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NATIONAL TOTALS

Lower-level violations: 10,776

Higher-level violations: 257

Total violations: 11,033

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