Sale of former Kewaunee nuclear plant approved KEWAUNEE (WLUK) – The sale of the former Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant has been approved, according to the federal government, in a move that’s expected to speed up the demolition of the former facility. The Kewaunee nuclear power plant was a pressurized water reactor located in the town […]
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Vermont panel hears strategies to store nuclear waste in boreholes The V ermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel’s Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Committee has been meeting to assess federal policies and review potential nuclear waste storage methods. During its meeting this week the panel heard from a company that is proposing to use borehole technology
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43 years after TMI accident, decommissioning process underway LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) – Forty-three years ago, Three Mile Island in Dauphin County became the site of a nuclear accident that captured worldwide attention and is considered the worst commercial nuclear accident in U.S. history. The 1979 partial meltdown in the Unit 2 reactor was the
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Nuclear Group Seeking To Keep Palisades Open The Michigan and Ohio Section of the American Nuclear Society has sent a letter to Governor Gretchen Whitmer urging her and state lawmakers to reconsider the closure of the Palisades nuclear power plant in May. The organization representing engineers and scientists who work in the nuclear industry says
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61 more workers being let go from Duane Arnold plant The layoffs in May are part of decommissioning plan Over 60 employees will be let go from the Duane Arnold Energy Center in May under its plan to draw down staff at the closed nuclear plant near Palo.
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EDF’s Scottish nuclear power plant Hunterston B to close after 46 years LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – EDF’s (EDF.PA) Hunterston B nuclear power plant in Scotland will close on Friday after some 46 years of operation, the company said. Britain’s nuclear power plants can supply around 20% of the country’s electricity demand, but around half
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Germany shuts down half of its 6 remaining nuclear plants | AP News BERLIN (AP) – Germany on Friday shut down half of the six nuclear plants it still has in operation, a year before the country draws the final curtain on its decades-long use of atomic power. The decision to phase out nuclear power
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Union leader’s jobs warning as nuclear plant closes down A leading trade union has warned that the Scottish government’s opposition to nuclear energy is costing jobs and investment, and called for funding to support a new generation of small reactors. The warning from GMB leader Gary Smith comes amid confirmation that Scotland’s nuclear power generation
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Future of Humboldt’s Nuclear Waste Site One of the first nuclear power plants in the US was built on a bluff overlooking the Humboldt Bay entrance and the town of King Salmon.
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https://www.brusselstimes.com/business/198947/belgium-reaches-agreement-on-nuclear-exit
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