Exelon refueling outage complete CORDOVA — Exelon Generation operators returned Quad Cities Generating Station Unit 1 to full power Sunday, successfully completing a scheduled refueling outage at the nuclear plant that began in late March. During the outage, more than 1,600 skilled workers from local unions worked alongside station employees to perform inspections and maintenance … Continue reading Exelon refueling outage complete
Three Mile Island fails to sell future energy production, causing speculation of shut down Speculations are swirling that the Three Mile Island nuclear plant could close down after no one purchased a year’s worth of the power plant’s future electricity during a recent energy auction. The PJM Capacity Auction was an opportunity for power generation … Continue reading #Three_Mile_Island fails to sell future energy production, causing speculation of #shut_down
How Connecticut’s nuclear bill could open a new front in the plant subsidy debate The Connecticut bill designed to offer a lifeline to the state’s sole nuclear power plant, Dominion Energy’s 2,110-MW Millstone in Waterford, is moving forward. The bill appears to have gained strong legislative support, even as it has attracted a string of … Continue reading How #Connecticut’s nuclear bill could open a new front in the plant subsidy debate
U.S. Senate forwards bill to license advanced nuclear power A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators easily advanced a bill last week that will update regulations to help drive advanced nuclear power plants into the market. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted 18-3 to pass the bill, sponsored by Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), which … Continue reading U.S. Senate forwards bill to license advanced nuclear power
New Mexico, Texas seek licenses to store spent nuclear fuel ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The race for what to do with spent fuel generated by the nation’s nuclear power plants is heating up as backers of a plan to build a temporary storage site in New Mexico made the rounds in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday in hopes … Continue reading #New_Mexico, #Texas seek licenses to store spent nuclear fuel
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant joins Exelon nuclear fleet Exelon Generation, owner of the nation’s largest nuclear energy fleet, assumed ownership and management of operations of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Scriba, New York. “We look forward to bringing FitzPatrick’s highly skilled team of professionals into the Exelon Generation nuclear program, … Continue reading James A. #FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant joins Exelon nuclear fleet
With the bankruptcy this week of Westinghouse Electric Co., the future of big nuclear power plants in the U.S. isn’t looking good at all. But maybe, just maybe, there is hope for something smaller. Westinghouse, which was acquired by Japan’s Toshiba Corp. in 2006, has been building the only nuclear power plants currently under construction … Continue reading ENERGY Nuclear Power May Need to Get Small
Struggling nuclear industry turns to Harrisburg for help Amid slowing demand for electricity and a glut of cheap natural gas, the nuclear power industry is having a hard time competing. Last year Exelon’s Three Mile Island plant near Harrisburg didn’t clear an auction for the future sale of its electricity, fueling speculation it could shut … Continue reading Struggling nuclear industry turns to #Harrisburg for help
As coal and nuclear plants shutter, PJM eyes energy grid’s future The Pennsylvania-based manager of a 13-state electrical grid that serves some 65 million people has released a new report examining the changing nature of electricity production in the U.S. — namely declines in coal input and increases in natural gas and renewables — and … Continue reading As coal and nuclear plants shutter, PJM eyes energy grid’s future
New Jersey lawmakers mull study on nuclear emissions credits New Jersey isn’t the first state to consider financial credits for nuclear generation, and it seems the industry wants to avoid walking into familiar traps. PJM urged lawmakers to include potential wholesale impacts—the sticking point where similar ideas have been stopped in the past. The Electric … Continue reading #New_Jersey lawmakers mull study on nuclear emissions credits
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