Callaway plant performs inspections tied to license extension, routine refueling STEEDMAN — The routine refueling and maintenance outage of Ameren Missouri’s Callaway Energy Center will include additional inspections the Nuclear Regulatory Commission required as a part of the license extension for the power plant. The plant’s license was initially set to expire in 2024, but … Continue reading #Callaway plant performs inspections tied to license extension, routine #refueling→
Why coal and nuclear aren’t going anywhere Americans have a strong pragmatic streak. And they undoubtedly took notice recently when two devastating hurricanes knocked out power in much of the Southern United States. News channels focused on the harsh conditions that followed after families were left without power for days on end. It’s understandable, then, … Continue reading Why coal and nuclear aren’t going anywhere→
Former commissioners urge U.S. FERC to reject coal, nuclear subsidies Oct 20 (Reuters) – Eight former commissioners of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission sent a letter to the agency opposing Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s proposal to subsidize coal and nuclear power plants because they are not economic in the current low price market. “Our … Continue reading Former commissioners urge U.S. FERC to reject coal, nuclear subsidies→
Canada Aims To Solve U.S. Nuclear Woes Canada believes it may have the answer to replacing some U.S. nuclear capacity with other forms of carbon-free energy. When New York state and Massachusetts retire three nuclear reactors between 2019 and 2021, the two states will lose a combined 2.7 gigawatts of carbon-free power. Both states want … Continue reading #Canada Aims To Solve U.S. Nuclear Woes→
TMI ends what could be its last refueling Unit 1 of Three Mile Island is back on line as of 3 a.m. Friday, Oct. 13, ending what could be the last planned refueling outage in the history of the nuclear power plant in Londonderry Township. Every two years Unit 1 at TMI is shut down … Continue reading #TMI ends what could be its last refueling→
Chicagoans may pay twice to bail out the same nukes State subsidies to keep open two nuclear power plants took effect in June, hiking electric bills for all homes and businesses. But the ripple effects from last year’s Future Energy Jobs Act may well lead to future increases on top of the new surcharges. The … Continue reading Chicagoans may pay twice to bail out the same nukes→
New Ohio House Bill aims to subsidize state’s nuclear power plants After a previous attempt stalled in the Ohio legislature, a new bill to help subsidize the state’s two nuclear power plants has been introduced in the state House. FirstEnergy has been lobbying for a Zero Emission Nuclear Resource Program or “ZEN” for its nuclear … Continue reading New #Ohio House Bill aims to subsidize state’s nuclear power plants→
DOE’s Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule Offers Hope for Nearly Extinct Coal, Nuclear Plants The U.S. Department of Energy’s recently-proposed grid resiliency rule offers new hope for nearly-extinct coal plants and endangered nuclear power plants operating in competitive organized wholesale power markets and, if successful, would deliver results on one of President Donald Trump’s signature campaign … Continue reading DOE ’s Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule Offers Hope for Nearly Extinct Coal, Nuclear Plants→
Monticello Goes Under, More Coal and Nuclear Imperiled in Texas (Updated) A week after the Department of Energy (DOE) proposed a rule to bolster uneconomic coal and nuclear generators in competitive power markets, Luminant announced that an “unprecedented low power price environment” will force it to retire a 1.9-GW coal-fired power plant operating in the … Continue reading #Monticello Goes Under, More Coal and Nuclear Imperiled in Texas (Updated)→
South Jersey nuclear reactor shut down LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK TWP. — The Salem 1 nuclear reactor has been taken off-line for a refueling outage that will include $17 million in capital upgrades, officials say. The plant stopped sending out electricity over the regional power grid around 8 p.m. Thursday, according to Joe Delmar, spokesman for … Continue reading South Jersey nuclear reactor shut down→
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