A $23 Billion Potential Shortfall For 27 Utilities With Nuclear Power Plants A newsletter subscriber emailed me a question concerning the decommissioning cost for nuclear power operators, specifically what is Entergy (NYSE:ETR) exposure to the costs to shut down and dismantle their nuclear power plants. ETR recently announced the closing of the nuclear plant in … Continue reading A $23 Billion Potential Shortfall For 27 Utilities With Nuclear Power Plants→
Alexander: How To Prevent A United States Without Nuclear Power Senator Lamar Alexander spoke to energy policy leaders and professionals on Tuesday about how to overcome the real obstacles facing nuclear energy to help ensure a bright nuclear future in the United States. “The United States uses nearly 25 percent of all the electricity in … Continue reading Alexander: How To Prevent A United States Without Nuclear Power→
Tennessee nuclear plant nearly done, 36 years later SPRING CITY, Tenn. – Tom Wallace started working at the Watts Bar nuclear plant as a young man in 1979, hoping he could eventually become a reactor operator. It remains a work-in-progress for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Wallace, 55, is still finishing that plant 36 years later, … Continue reading Tennessee nuclear plant nearly done, 36 years later→
Governor Says Nuclear Plant Fire Produced Hudson Oil Slick Part of a New York nuclear power plant remained offline Sunday after a transformer fire created another problem: thousands of gallons of oil leaking into the Hudson River, officials said. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said emergency crews were out on the water near Buchanan trying … Continue reading Governor Says Nuclear Plant Fire Produced Hudson Oil Slick→
Obama Administration threatens veto on nuclear funding bill A $35.4 billion energy and water spending bill approved earlier this month by the United States House of Representatives would give $936 million to nuclear energy programs in fiscal year 2016 — which begins on Oct. 1. he nuclear portion of the bill would provide $175 million … Continue reading #Obama Administration threatens veto on nuclear funding bill→
5 tips on facing failure from Leslie Dewan, inventor of a nuclear power generator When Leslie Dewan launched Transatomic Power from Cambridge Massachusetts, her startup that would manufacture a new type of nuclear power generator that operates on nuclear waste, it was the culmination of an idea that originally came to her three years prior … Continue reading 5 tips on facing failure from Leslie Dewan, inventor of a nuclear power generator→
Don’t Surrender on Nuclear Power I find Eric McFarland’s criticisms of nuclear regulation overstated (“Rethinking the U.S. Surrender on Nuclear Power,” op-ed, April 28. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission can be improved, but it is rightly recognized as the world’s best nuclear regulator. Many countries won’t deploy a reactor unless it has first been approved by … Continue reading Don’t Surrender on Nuclear Power→
Bill is key to reviewing Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant A trust-but-verify bouquet goes to state Sen. Bill Monning, who is proposing to extend the life of the independent panel of scientists charged with reviewing PG&E’s Diablo Canyon seismic studies. The California Public Utilities Commission authorized the Independent Peer Review Panel to review and comment … Continue reading Bill is key to reviewing #Diablo_Canyon nuclear power plant→
Oyster Creek: After 2019, what then? For people who had lived in the shadow of the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Lacey for decades, the news in 2009 that it was to close 10 years earlier than allowed under its license extension was warmly welcomed. Finally, the health and safety threats posed by the … Continue reading #Oyster_Creek: After 2019, what then?→
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