DTE Energy Nuclear Unit License Expands Midwest Power Generation Options Supported by the experts from Black & Veatch’s nuclear power team, DTE Energy has received approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to construct and operate a new nuclear unit. Approval of the carbon-free power unit increases DTE’s fleet diversity options as new regulatory measures … Continue reading #DTE_Energy Nuclear Unit License Expands Midwest Power Generation Options→
DOE Invests $60M to Advance Nuclear Tech..The Energy Department has announced more than $60 million in nuclear energy research and infrastructure enhancement awards. Sixty-eight projects from across the country were selected based on their potential to create scientific breakthroughs that both help strengthen the nation’s energy security and reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions. “I remain … Continue reading DOE Invests $60M to Advance Nuclear Tech→
A case for nuclear power, despite the risks Nuclear power is likely the least well-understood energy source in the United States. Just 99 nuclear power plants spread over 30 states provide one-fifth of America’s electricity. These plants have provided reliable, affordable and clean energy for decades. They also carry risk – to the public, to … Continue reading A case for nuclear power, despite the risks→
Spent nuclear waste a bipartisan issue Both Democrats and Republicans support a federal repository for used nuclear fuel. That was just one message being delivered at the Nuclear Energy Institute’s (NEI) recent Nuclear Energy Assembly. Addressing the 2015 Nuclear Energy Assembly last week, Rep. John Shimkus, chairman of the House Environment and the Economy Subcommittee, … Continue reading Spent nuclear waste a bipartisan issue→
A $23 Billion Potential Shortfall For 27 Utilities With Nuclear Power Plants A newsletter subscriber emailed me a question concerning the decommissioning cost for nuclear power operators, specifically what is Entergy (NYSE:ETR) exposure to the costs to shut down and dismantle their nuclear power plants. ETR recently announced the closing of the nuclear plant in … Continue reading A $23 Billion Potential Shortfall For 27 Utilities With Nuclear Power Plants→
Tennessee nuclear plant nearly done, 36 years later SPRING CITY, Tenn. – Tom Wallace started working at the Watts Bar nuclear plant as a young man in 1979, hoping he could eventually become a reactor operator. It remains a work-in-progress for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Wallace, 55, is still finishing that plant 36 years later, … Continue reading Tennessee nuclear plant nearly done, 36 years later→
Saving nuclear energy plants means saving jobs Income inequality and the disappearance of a true middle class are seemingly unavoidable topics of national conversation, especially as we head into the presidential election. And rightfully so; now, more than ever, government affects the distribution of the nation’s prosperity. While there are many dynamics at play here, … Continue reading Saving nuclear energy plants means saving jobs→
Nuclear Storage May Be Coming to Hobbs HOBBS – The Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance are partnering with Holtec International to make Lea County the site for nuclear storage of spent rods. The proposed nuclear waste site would be 35 miles west of Hobbs and 35 miles east of Carlsbad. Moving forward, Eddy and Lea County hope … Continue reading #Nuclear_Storage May Be Coming to Hobbs→
What’s the value of nuclear energy to the United States? To achieve America’s energy, environmental and economic goals, there is no better generator of electricity and jobs than U.S. nuclear energy. As a reliable source of steady electricity, nuclear energy serves an important role in U.S. grid stability. Even as regional grids become more sophisticated … Continue reading What’s the value of nuclear energy to the United States?→
Nuclear Energy in the U.S. is Not Dead, Yet Lots of people in the US want to write the obituary of the nuclear energy industry in the US. Among their reasons the high cost of new reactors, the low price of natural gas, and a skeptical public spooked by the shadow of Fukushima. EIS for … Continue reading Nuclear Energy in the U.S. is Not Dead, Yet→
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