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Inside #Entergy’s threat: What would save #FitzPatrick nuclear plant?

Inside Entergy’s threat: What would save FitzPatrick nuclear plant? SCRIBA, N.Y. – What does Entergy Corp. want? The company told investors Thursday that it might shutter the unprofitable FitzPatrick nuclear plant in Oswego County. But it did not say what factors will drive the decision. The company is negotiating a new union contract. It’s suing … Continue reading Inside #Entergy’s threat: What would save #FitzPatrick nuclear plant? →

Nuclear power plant in #Kansas celebrates 30th anniversary

Nuclear power plant in Kansas celebrates 30th anniversary TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — With last week’s 30th anniversary celebration of the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant in Kansas comes a softening in opinions from some environmentalists toward such facilities due to more immediate concerns over climate change they say is related to the use of coal. … Continue reading Nuclear power plant in #Kansas celebrates 30th anniversary →

Economic Report Finds That Nuclear Power Plants Contribute Nearly $2.5 Billion to New York’s GDP and Avoid 26 Million Tons of Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Published: Sept 14, 2015 9:00 a.m. ET Need to Prevent Premature Nuclear Plant Shutdowns NEW YORK, Sep 14, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE) — New York’s four nuclear energy plants contribute approximately $2.47 billion to the state’s gross domestic product (GDP), in addition to other economic and societal benefits, according to a new study conducted by economists … Continue reading Economic Report Finds That Nuclear Power Plants Contribute Nearly $2.5 Billion to New York’s GDP and Avoid 26 Million Tons of Carbon Dioxide Emissions →

Study to look at Washington sites for small nuclear reactors

Study to look at Washington sites for small nuclear reactors A new study championed by Washington state Sen. Sharon Brown, R-Kennewick, will identify promising sites for small modular nuclear reactor operations in the state. The Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council signed a contract with international company Golder Associates to conduct the study, the … Continue reading Study to look at Washington sites for small nuclear reactors →

NRC says #North_Anna nuclear plant passes muster

NRC says North Anna nuclear plant passes muster RICHMOND — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has set aside multiple concerns raised by an anti-nuclear power group about operations at Dominion Energy’s North Anna nuclear generating facility. In a petition filed four years ago after the meltdown of the Fukushima Dalichi facility in Japan and the 5.8-magnitude … Continue reading NRC says #North_Anna nuclear plant passes muster →

Study Says Nuclear Industry Collapse Would Devastate CO2 Reduction Goals

Study Says Nuclear Industry Collapse Would Devastate CO2 Reduction Goals Early closure of nuclear power plants, which were shunned by the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, would dramatically undermine the plan’s central goal of reducing the country’s carbon footprint, a report from think-tank Third Way concludes. The study, done with help from Massachusetts Institute of … Continue reading Study Says Nuclear Industry Collapse Would Devastate CO2 Reduction Goals →

Report: Nuclear retirements could scuttle Clean Power Plan climate goals

Report: Nuclear retirements could scuttle Clean Power Plan climate goals There are five nuclear plants under construction in the United States right now, and about 104 GW of capacity already online. Those plants will be vital to meeting the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan goals, a new report finds, despite concern from the industry that … Continue reading Report: Nuclear retirements could scuttle Clean Power Plan climate goals →

Exelon Corp. (#EXC) Announces Clearance of PJM Nuclear Plants

Exelon Corp. (EXC) Announces Clearance of PJM Nuclear Plants Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) announced that all of the Illinois nuclear plants in PJM cleared in the transition capacity auction for the 2016-17 planning year. The auction results take effect in June 2016. This is the first of two transitional auctions that PJM is holding to … Continue reading Exelon Corp. (#EXC) Announces Clearance of PJM Nuclear Plants →