Such a partnership follows logically after the permanent shutdown of the Brookhaven reactor.

One incident saw a meltdown that required the reactor be repaired; the other led to the permanent shutdown of the reactor in question.

He said a permanent shutdown of the troubled reactor operation was "certainly a possibility."

"The action taken by the board has resulted in a complete and permanent shutdown and the attendant loss of hundreds of jobs," he added.

He added, "The department's lax oversight in the past should not be grounds for a permanent shutdown."

They also lacked the legal power to force its permanent shutdown.

Four experts propose scores of changes; two seek permanent shutdown.

What began as a temporary and arguably healthy correction is rapidly becoming a permanent shutdown for many parts of the banking system.

No announcement was made immediately after WPS later announced its permanent shutdown.

The permanent shutdown was officially ruled on mid-2008.