Exelon nuclear plants clear latest auction Exelon Corp. announced Tuesday that all of its Illinois nuclear plants in PJM’s territory, including the Quad-Cities Generating Station, cleared in the power grid operator’s transition capacity auction. The news means the plants, including the economically troubled Cordova plant, can sell supplemental power to the grid in the 2016-2017 … Continue reading Exelon nuclear plants clear latest auction
Duke’s 1,305-MW McGuire-2 nuclear power reactor in North Carolina prepares for outage Duke Energy’s 1,305-MW McGuire-2 nuclear reactor near Charlotte, North Carolina, is operating at reduced output in preparation for a refueling outage, plant spokeswoman Christine Pulley said Monday. McGuire was operating at 97% early Monday, down from 98% early Saturday and Sunday, the US … Continue reading Duke’s 1,305-MW #McGuire_2 nuclear power reactor in North Carolina prepares for outage
As You Were Saying…Nuke plants key to energy plans I am often asked about the future of nuclear energy in the United States. And I always respond by saying that’s the wrong question. The right question is what’s the nation’s energy policy — because we are going to need every low-carbon source of energy in … Continue reading As You Were Saying…Nuke plants key to energy plans
Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion still on schedule The planned nuclear expansion at Georgia Power Co.’s Plant Vogtle remains on the revised completion timetable the Atlanta-based utility set six months ago, the company reported Friday. In its 13th semi-annual construction update since the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) approved the $15 billion project in 2009, Georgia … Continue reading Plant #Vogtle nuclear expansion still on schedule
U.S. should adopt nuclear recycling The Environmental Protection Agency’s recently imposed onerous edict to increase the carbon compliance requirements for states is perverse. EPA has descended to new depths of hypocrisy, requiring states to reduce carbon emissions by an average of 32 percent under 2005 levels by 2030, crippling the energy production so necessary for … Continue reading U.S. should adopt nuclear recycling
Nuclear Utility Suffers Setback As DC Pursues Clean Energy Regulators for Washington DC rejected the proposed purchase of Pepco Holdings by Exelon, potentially killing off the $6.84 billion acquisition. By law, the DC Public Service Commission (PSC) said, the deal must benefit the public, and not just leave it unharmed. Chairman Betty Ann Kane said … Continue reading Nuclear Utility Suffers Setback As DC Pursues Clean Energy
Double take: Exelon, BEST Coalition view PJM auction results very differently Exelon Corporation’s Oyster Creek, Quad Cities and Three Mile Island nuclear power plants did not clear in the PJM capacity auction for the 2018-19 planning year. The auction is held annually by grid operator PJM to ensure enough power generation resources are available to … Continue reading Double take: Exelon, #BEST_Coalition view PJM auction results very differently
Ameren begins moving Callaway plant’s nuclear waste to concrete casks Sometime this week, workers with Ameren Missouri’s Callaway Energy Center will begin moving spent nuclear fuel from a pool to an underground concrete cask. Officials with Ameren Missouri on Tuesday provided tours of the new dry cask storage facility at the nuclear power plant. The … Continue reading #Ameren begins moving #Callaway plant’s nuclear waste to concrete casks
NEIS celebrating blow to Exelon nuclear …..”Exelon’s overt hostility to renewables and energy efficiency, both here in Illinois with its current legislation, and in its anti-renewable lobbying efforts in Congress, has come back to bite them big time,” said David Kraft, director of the Chicago-based Nuclear Energy Information Service (NEIS), an Illinois nuclear-watchdog organization and … Continue reading #NEIS celebrating blow to Exelon nuclear
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
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