Why the energy industry isn’t going nuclear The CEO of the biggest electric utility in the U.S. gave a wide-ranging talk the other day on a transformation taking place in her industry, as power providers move increasingly to cleaner forms of generation. But one topic was missing as Duke Energy’s Lynn Good delivered her formal … Continue reading Why the energy industry isn’t going nuclear
Exelon would save FitzPatrick nuclear plant if state OKs subsidies SCRIBA, N.Y. – Exelon Corp., the owner of Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, is in talks to buy and continue operating the adjacent FitzPatrick plant, which will shut down six months from now if the deal fails, according to a source with knowledge of the … Continue reading #Exelon would save #FitzPatrick nuclear plant if state OKs subsidies
In Illinois, the nuclear age comes creaking to a halt In the glory days of the late 1960s and early 1970s, when nuclear power generation held the promise of electricity “too cheap to meter,” Illinois jumped in with both feet. Fourteen nuclear generating plants were built at nine sites across the state. The 11 that … Continue reading In #Illinois, the nuclear age comes creaking to a halt
Doubling Down on Clean Energy in California Last week, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announced that it wants to retire California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant by 2025. If the California Public Utilities Commission accepts the utility’s proposal, it will mean the end of the nuclear era in California. Beyond that milestone, though, it marks … Continue reading Doubling Down on Clean Energy in California
Utility shuts down nuclear power unit after steam release BRIDGMAN, Mich. (AP) — A rupture released steam at a nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan, forcing a utility to shut down one of the two units. Indiana Michigan Power says the steam was not radioactive but it damaged a wall at the Cook Nuclear Plant … Continue reading Utility shuts down nuclear power unit after steam release #Cook_Unit1
Indian Point’s Unit 2 nuclear power reactor back online BUCHANAN – Indian Point’s Unit 2 nuclear power reactor went back online Thursday afternoon after shutting down automatically on Wednesday morning, according to its owner, Entergy. The shutdown occurred while technicians were testing electrical systems, Entergy says. There was no release of radioactivity and no effect … Continue reading #Indian_Point ‘s Unit 2 nuclear power reactor back online
FPL nuclear reactor costs deferred until 2018 By the end of this year, Florida Power & Light Co. customers will have paid roughly $282 million for costs related to two new nuclear reactors that might never be built. The company had sought approval to charge customers another $22 million next year. But on Thursday, the … Continue reading #FPL nuclear reactor costs deferred until 2018
Bill Gates And Other Billionaires Backing A Nuclear Renaissance Let’s for a second imagine a world without nuclear energy. That’s a tough one but let’s try. No nuclear bombs, of course, no Chernobyl and Fukushima, no worries about Iran and North Korea. A wonderful world, maybe? Probably not, because without nuclear energy we would have … Continue reading #Bill_Gates And Other Billionaires Backing A Nuclear Renaissance
Uranium Seawater Extraction Makes Nuclear Power Completely Renewable America, Japan and China are racing to be the first nation to make nuclear energy completely renewable. The hurdle is making it economic to extract uranium from seawater, because the amount of uranium in seawater is truly inexhaustible. And it seems America is in the lead. New … Continue reading Uranium Seawater Extraction Makes Nuclear Power Completely Renewable
2 leaks fixed at Salem Twp. nuclear power plant SALEM TWP. — Operators at Talen Energy’s Susquehanna nuclear power plant reconnected Unit 1 at the plant to the regional power grid Monday after fixing two leaks that shut down the unit for most of June. Operators at the power plant planned a shutdown of Unit … Continue reading 2 leaks fixed at #Salem Twp. nuclear power plant
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