Dominion Energy completes decommissioning milestone at Kewaunee Power Station KEWAUNEE, Wis., June 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Dominion Energy’s Kewaunee Power Station achieved a significant milestone on June 15, 2017, when employees working to permanently decommission the facility safely transported the last of the used nuclear fuel to a dry fuel storage facility located on site. … Continue reading #Dominion_Energy completes decommissioning milestone at Kewaunee Power Station→
San Onofre’s nuclear waste poses no special dangers, national experts say The words “nuclear power” once sent chills down the spines of everyone from schoolchildren to grandparents. During the 1970s and ’80s, televisions routinely broadcast footage of protests against the construction of new reactors. Americans feared that radiation leaks would harm legions of people. In … Continue reading #San_Onofre ‘s nuclear waste poses no special dangers, national experts say→
Hackers are targeting nuclear power plant operators in the US Unidentified hackers have been targeting the networks of companies responsible for operating nuclear power plants in the US for the last two months, according to The New York Times. Citing a joint report issued by both the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI some … Continue reading Hackers are targeting nuclear power plant operators in the US→
US trade group says no nuclear power plants have been hacked No US nuclear power plant has been penetrated in a cyber attack, an industry spokesman said on Saturday, when asked to comment on a US government warning last week about a hacking campaign targeting the sector. The US Department of Homeland Security and Federal … Continue reading US trade group says no nuclear power plants have been hacked→
PJM: FirstEnergy’s Ohio nukes not necessary to maintain grid reliability Glazer told Crain’s that there may be reasons to save Ohio’s nuclear fleets, but reliability isn’t one of them. “The lights aren’t going to go out,” he said last week. “There’s not a reliability problem. If you want to save them because of their jobs, … Continue reading PJM: #FirstEnergy ‘s #Ohio nukes not necessary to maintain grid reliability→
Should SCE&G Refund Ratepayers for Nuclear Project? The Sierra Club and Friends of the Earth are going for the throat of two nuclear power reactors under construction by South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G) and Santee Cooper. While they’re calling for complete abandonment of the project, the environmentally focused duo also wants the utilities to … Continue reading Should #SCEG Refund Ratepayers for Nuclear Project?→
IEA Official: Nuclear Must Remain In The Mix To Meet Global Carbon Goals The abandonment of plans to build or upgrade nuclear facilities in the United States and Europe could prevent the international community from meeting its reduced carbon emissions targets, according to an official from the International Energy Agency (IEA). In both the United … Continue reading IEA Official: Nuclear Must Remain In The Mix To Meet Global Carbon Goals→
Perry wants DOE to support small modular nuclear reactors Energy Secretary Rick Perry told lawmakers Thursday he wants to help revive the U.S. nuclear power industry with a focus on small modular nuclear reactors. The former Texas governor testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources primarily on his department’s budget request, … Continue reading Perry wants DOE to support small modular nuclear reactors→
Report: U.S. Renewables Overtake Nuclear Power The latest issue of the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Electric Power Monthly (with data through April 30) reveals that renewable energy sources – including solar, wind, geothermal and hydropower – are now providing a greater share of the nation’s electrical generation than nuclear power, according to a new … Continue reading Report: U.S. Renewables Overtake Nuclear Power→
Santee Cooper eyes rate hikes, extends deadline for ailing nuclear power project PINOPOLIS — Santee Cooper is proposing two rate increases that would raise its customers’ monthly electric bills by an average of $12.30 by 2019, largely to cover financing costs for reactors at a Midlands nuclear plant that might not get built. The utility’s … Continue reading #Santee_Cooper eyes rate hikes, extends deadline for ailing nuclear power project→
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