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Unit 1 at #Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Begins Scheduled Refueling Outage

Unit 1 at Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Begins Scheduled Refueling Outage (MENAFN Editorial) BERWICK, Pa., March 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ –Operators at the Susquehannanuclear power plant, a wholly owned subsidiary of Talen Energy Corporation, disconnected the Unit 1 reactor from the electrical grid early Saturday, March 31, 2018to begin a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. While … Continue reading Unit 1 at #Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Begins Scheduled Refueling Outage →

Failed nuclear project will raise customers’ power bills, #Santee_Cooper says

Failed nuclear project will raise customers’ power bills, Santee Cooper says Santee Cooper said Wednesday that it expects its electric rates likely will rise 7 percent because of its failed nuclear project. A conservative think tank warned Tuesday that S.C. residents served by the state-owned utility could see their power bills soar almost 14 percent … Continue reading Failed nuclear project will raise customers’ power bills, #Santee_Cooper says →

Energy officials say nuclear power plants withstood Russian attack

Energy officials say nuclear power plants withstood Russian attack Federal regulators said Friday that a Russian cyberattack aimed at the U.S. power grid last year did not compromise operations at any nuclear power plants. The Associated Press reported that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said corporate networks at some of the 99 U.S. power plants it … Continue reading Energy officials say nuclear power plants withstood Russian attack →

PSEG canceling nuclear plant spending due to stalled bailout

PSEG canceling nuclear plant spending due to stalled bailout TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey’s largest utility is canceling spending on capital projects at a nuclear plant because a $300 million taxpayer-funded financial bailout of the state’s nuclear industry has stalled in the Legislature. Public Service Enterprise Group said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing … Continue reading PSEG canceling nuclear plant spending due to stalled bailout →

Exelon employs virtual tour technology in #LaSalle Station #refueling outage

Exelon employs virtual tour technology in LaSalle Station refueling outage Exelon Generation said recently that it will use virtual tour technology to reduce work hours inside the plant and limit radiological exposure during a refueling and maintenance outage at its Lasalle Generating Station Unit 1, which powered down on Monday. © Shutterstock Exelon’s innovation group … Continue reading Exelon employs virtual tour technology in #LaSalle Station #refueling outage →

Infrastructure for floating nuclear power plant more than half-ready

Infrastructure for floating nuclear power plant more than half-ready About 110 people are working round-the-clock on site and 320 meters of the new seaside infrastructure is already completed, local authorities in Pevek inform. The harbor infrastructure will house the «Akademik Lomonosov», which is due to arrive on site in June 2019. In wintertime, Pevek is … Continue reading Infrastructure for floating nuclear power plant more than half-ready →

Renewable energies are about to surpass nuclear power on U.S. electrical grid

Renewable energies are about to surpass nuclear power on U.S. electrical grid Renewable energies are “within striking distance” of surpassing nuclear power in terms of the amount of energy contributed to the electrical grid in the U.S., according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). The U.S. generated 18 percent of its electrical power from renewable … Continue reading Renewable energies are about to surpass nuclear power on U.S. electrical grid →

#Calvert_Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant begins refueling outage

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant begins refueling outage Operators at Exelon Generation’s Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant removed Unit 1 from service just after midnight Sunday to begin a planned refueling outage, capping a record-setting run of 628 consecutive days of power generation, according to a press release. Work completed during the refueling outage will … Continue reading #Calvert_Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant begins refueling outage →

#Browns_Ferry Unit 3 Begins Scheduled Refueling And Maintenance Outage #TVA

Browns Ferry Unit 3 Begins Scheduled Refueling And Maintenance Outage After generating more than 18 billion kilowatt hours of carbon-free energy over a 689-day operational run that included 653 days of continuous operation, the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Unit 3 started a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage early Saturday morning. Along with … Continue reading #Browns_Ferry Unit 3 Begins Scheduled Refueling And Maintenance Outage #TVA →