The dangerous business of dismantling America’s aging nuclear plants FORKED RIVER, N.J. – The new owner took over the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in 2019, promising to dismantle one of the nation’s oldest nuclear plants at minimal cost and in record time. Then came a series of worrisome accidents. One worker was struck by […]
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Opinion: An open letter regarding the future of Diablo Canyon | Pacific Coast Business Times By The Diablo Vision Coalition To California Central Coast residents, clean energy champions and innovators, and anyone interested in advancing an abundant, sustainable energy future: Where the Diablo Canyon Power Plant sits on California’s Central Coast, we see a new
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Sen. Markey’s congressional hearing on nuclear decommissioning in Plymouth gets commitment PLYMOUTH – State and federal elected officials don’t want to see a million gallons of water from the shuttered Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth “dumped,” as they call it, into Cape Cod Bay. The same can be said about rule changes proposed by
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Local officials and nonprofits sign open letter supporting a future “clean tech park” at Diablo Canyon Governor Gavin Newsom told the L.A. Times last week he’s reconsidering whether Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in San Luis Obispo County should fully close by 2025. In a reversal of his years-long stance on the plant’s decommissioning timeline,
Nonprofit backs Whitmer’s bid to keep nuclear plant running – Grand Rapids Business Journal Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asked for federal aid in retaining Palisades Nuclear Plant in Van Buren County, a move backed by Benton-Harbor based workforce development agency Kinexus Group. The Entergy-owned plant generates 15% of Michigan’s clean energy and 6.5% of Michigan’s electricity.
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Survey Seeks Public Input On Palisades Closure The Southwest Michigan Planning Commission has launched a survey to learn about the public’s concerns as the closure of the Palisades nuclear power plant draws near. Director John Egelhaaf tells WSJM News the commission is preparing for the closure from multiple angles.
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NRC meeting in SLO to cover new nuclear plant decommissioning rules Apr. 22-Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will hold an in-person public meeting May 4 in San Luis Obispo to present the agency’s proposed regulations for nuclear power plants moving from operating status to decommissioning. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.
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Whitmer requests federal funds to stop Palisades plant closure COVERT – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking for federal dollars to prevent the closure of Palisades Nuclear Power Plant. The governor sent a letter to the Department of Energy on Wednesday, asking that funds from the $6 billion Civil Nuclear Credit program be used to prevent
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Whitmer backs federal aid to stop closure of Palisades nuclear plant Michigan officials are racing to take advantage of newly announced federal funding that could ensure the continued operation of Palisades Power Plant, a west Michigan nuclear energy plant slated for closure at the end of May. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced her intention to support
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Palisades owner details upcoming job losses tied to nuclear plant closure COVERT – The owner of the Palisades nuclear power plant in Southwest Michigan disclosed last week that 184 jobs will be eliminated soon after the plant permanently closes on May 31. COVERT – The owner of the Palisades nuclear power plant in Southwest Michigan
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