PG&E plays coy on the future of Diablo Canyon nuclear plant California’s pioneering role in nuclear power started in 1957, when Southern California Edison powered up the nation’s first civilian commercial nuclear plant at Santa Susana to provide electricity to the neighboring city of Moorpark. That 60-year history may be coming to an end. Its … Continue reading #PGE plays coy on the future of #Diablo_Canyon nuclear plant
Can Gavin Newsom close California’s last nuclear plant? Gavin Newsom has a prediction about California’s last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon: It won’t stay open another 10 years. And due to a quirk of Diablo’s complicated history, he could have a hand in closing it. Diablo sits on a coastal bluff near San Luis Obispo … Continue reading Can Gavin Newsom close California’s last nuclear plant?
Nuclear Power Plants Appear Safe From Flooding In Midwest And South Heavy rains have brought historic floods to the St. Louis region on the eve of the New Year, causing the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers to overflow. The high water levels are traveling south, potentially bringing major flooding to Mississippi and Louisiana. That raises the … Continue reading Nuclear Power Plants Appear Safe From Flooding In Midwest And South
Palo Verde nuclear power plant continues to defy desert TONOPAH – Many scientists and engineers consider the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station to be a feat of engineering because it’s not near a large body of water – unlike other nuclear power plants around the world. Mike McLaughlin, general manager at Palo Verde, has worked … Continue reading #Palo_Verde nuclear power plant continues to defy desert
Molten salt reactors greatly ease fears, expense of nuclear power PHOENIX — The use of current-type nuclear reactors — light water reactors, or LWR — is valid for all the points mentioned in the Herald’s editorial about Duane Sand and his idea for a Red River Valley nuclear power plant (“Nuclear power plant deserves study,” … Continue reading #Molten_salt_reactors greatly ease fears, expense of nuclear power
Degraded power cables at Oconee nuclear plant lead to special inspection OCONEE COUNTY, S.C. —The discovery of degraded power cables at the Oconee nuclear power plant has led to a special inspection by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The NRC will begin a special inspection Tuesday at Duke Energy’s Oconee nuclear power plant to assess the … Continue reading Degraded power cables at #Oconee nuclear plant lead to special inspection
State power grid study may have final say on FitzPatrick’s fate A study is underway that some New York officials are hoping will save Oswego County’s FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant. When Entergy notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in November that it planned to close the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in about a year, it triggered … Continue reading State power grid study may have final say on #FitzPatrick ‘s fate #EXC, #ETR
NRC wants more information on Seabrook concrete tests WASHINGTON, D.C. — Seeking to understand the testing initiated by owners of NextEra Energy Seabrook nuclear power plant on its concrete problem, staff from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission spent three days auditing the regimen being conducted at the University of Texas. The purpose of the NRC’s October … Continue reading NRC wants more information on #Seabrook concrete tests
New calls to shut Indian Point; plant’s critics cite age, proximity to cities A nuclear power plant just 15 miles from North Jersey is at a crossroads as federal regulators determine whether to allow Indian Point in Westchester County to continue operating for another two decades in the face of fierce opposition from New York … Continue reading New calls to shut #Indian_Point; plant’s critics cite age, proximity to cities
There’s no way to combat climate change without nuclear power As a proponent of the use of base load nuclear power to replace coal, plant by plant, in response to climate change, I am utterly used to quick, single-word dismissals by the “100 percent renewable” crowd — otherwise, generally my crowd. In response, I can … Continue reading There’s no way to combat climate change without nuclear power
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