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Point Beach owner seeks to run Wisconsin’s last nuclear plant for 80 years

November 18, 2020 / News, Planning & Economic Development, Plant News / Point Beach 1 and 2

Point Beach owner seeks to run Wisconsin’s last nuclear plant for 80 years The operator of Wisconsin’s only remaining nuclear power plant wants to keep the 50-year-old plant running through 2050. NextEra Energy submitted an application Monday to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission seeking to add 20 years to the licenses for the Point Beach Nuclear […]

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Assemblywoman Galef Calls For Public Meeting About Indian Point Decommissioning Process

November 15, 2020 / News, Planning & Economic Development, Plant News / Indian Point 2 & 3

https://riverjournalonline.com/business/assemblywoman-galef-calls-for-public-meeting-about-indian-point-decommissioning-process/22033/

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New assistance program will serve the dozens of communities facing the economic challenges of nuclear power plant closure

October 30, 2020 / News, Planning & Economic Development

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U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.2 Million to Support Business Development and Economic Diversification Efforts in Cortlandt, New York

October 28, 2020 / News, Planning & Economic Development / Indian Point 2 & 3

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Columbus And Cincinnati Sue To Stop Consumer Fees For Nuclear Bailout

October 28, 2020 / News, Planning & Economic Development / Davis-Besse, Perry

Columbus And Cincinnati Sue To Stop Consumer Fees For Nuclear Bailout Columbus and Cincinnati have filed a lawsuit to halt increased electricity fees tied to HB6, the nuclear power plant bailout at the center of a federal racketeering probe. The lawsuit was filed in Franklin County’s Court of Common Pleas on Tuesday.

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Communities Surrounding Closed Nuclear Power Plants Face Terrible Challenges Moving Forward

October 26, 2020 / News, Planning & Economic Development

Communities Surrounding Closed Nuclear Power Plants Face Terrible Challenges Moving Forward The Nuclear Decommissioning Collaborative’s report on socioeconomic impacts of nuclear plant closures on host communities has some sobering thoughts. Big hurdles are a lack of a national plan and the lack of planning when it would do the most good. But it would be

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NIU report: Byron nuclear plant closure would lead to 2,300 jobs lost

October 23, 2020 / News, Planning & Economic Development / Byron 1 and 2

NIU report: Byron nuclear plant closure would lead to 2,300 jobs lost BYRON – A new report from Northern Illinois University says closing the Byron Generating Station will result in the loss of more 2,300 jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars worth of economic activity.Closing the nuclear power plant will put roughly 720 people

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Germany’s nuclear power regions fear for the future

October 20, 2020 / International, News, Planning & Economic Development

Germany’s nuclear power regions fear for the future when plants close The Brokdorf nuclear power plant, north of Hamburg has been producing electricity for nearly 35 years. But that is about to change. On the 31st of December next year it will be taken off the grid and decommissioned. It is a part of the

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Move to save nuclear plant

October 19, 2020 / News, Planning & Economic Development / Byron 1 and 2

Move to save nuclear plant State Rep. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, has created a website dedicated to helping save the Byron Nuclear Power Plant, which, if shuttered, would cost the area 727 jobs and $38 million in annual tax revenue. “The Byron Generating Station is an important cornerstone of the Ogle County economy,” Demmer said.

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Report studies socioeconomic impacts of plant closures

October 15, 2020 / News, Planning & Economic Development

Report studies socioeconomic impacts of plant closures 15 October 2020 The socioeconomic impacts of nuclear power plant closures are swift, severe and lasting, and the effects are felt more deeply in rural communities where most plants are located, a new report from the Nuclear Decommissioning Collaborative has found.

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Point Beach owner seeks to run Wisconsin’s last nuclear plant for 80 years

Assemblywoman Galef Calls For Public Meeting About Indian Point Decommissioning Process

New assistance program will serve the dozens of communities facing the economic challenges of nuclear power plant closure

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.2 Million to Support Business Development and Economic Diversification Efforts in Cortlandt, New York

Columbus And Cincinnati Sue To Stop Consumer Fees For Nuclear Bailout

Communities Surrounding Closed Nuclear Power Plants Face Terrible Challenges Moving Forward

NIU report: Byron nuclear plant closure would lead to 2,300 jobs lost

Germany’s nuclear power regions fear for the future

Move to save nuclear plant

Report studies socioeconomic impacts of plant closures

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