Jim Hamilton

Jim Hamilton is the Executive Director of The Nuclear Decommissioning Collaborative. Jim has over twenty-years of experience managing the entire life-cycle (siting, design, permitting, construction, closure, decommissioning, remediation and redevelopment) of large-scale manufacturing, energy and infrastructure facilities throughout North, Central and South America.

State energy regulators approve more funding to decommission San Onofre nuclear plant

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State energy regulators approve more funding to decommission San Onofre nuclear plant California utility regulators awarded owners of the San Onofre nuclear plant hundreds of millions of dollars in new money to pay for ongoing decommissioning of the shuttered power station, rejecting a protest from a San Diego consumer group.

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After 46 years, Duane Arnold Energy Center set to close this year

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After 46 years, Duane Arnold Energy Center set to close this year After some 46 years, the Duane Arnold Energy Center will end energy production this year. The Palo facility employs nearly 600 workers, Its owner, Florida-based NextEra Energy, announced in 2019 it would decommission the single-unit, 600-megawatt nuclear plant by the end of this

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Peach Bottom nuclear plant gets 20-year extension

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Peach Bottom nuclear plant gets 20-year extension Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station (Photo: submitted) A York County nuclear plant is now licensed to operate an additional 20 years past its 60-year license. On Thursday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the extension request from Exelon Generation for Units 2 and 3 Friday after a lengthy 20-month

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Summary of Local In-Depth New Coverage re: Pilgrim

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Award Submission: Pilgrim Nuclear Shuts Down, Leaving Radioactive Waste and Unanswered Questions Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth Massachusetts was one of the worst-performing plants in the country before it shut down in May of 2019. The plant was cited numerous times in the years leading up to the shutdown, prompting WCAI to increase its

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Push for better storage of spent Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station fuel

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Push for better storage of spent Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station fuel Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station was permanently shut down in May, but more than 4,000 radioactive spent fuel assemblies will continue to be stored at the Plymouth site for the foreseeable future.Citizen activists in Barnstable County communities will ask voters at spring town meetings, or

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Several Rockland Lawmakers Oppose Indian Point Sale Plan

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Several Rockland Lawmakers Oppose Indian Point Sale Plan NEW CITY, NY – Nine members of the Rockland County Board of Legislators have written to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission objecting to Entergy’s application to transfer its license for the Indian Point nuclear plant to Holtec, a decommissioning company. Indian Point is scheduled to be completely shut

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France’s oldest nuclear power station starts shutdown

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France’s oldest nuclear power station starts shutdown The first of two reactors at the Fessenheim nuclear power station (Haut-Rhin, Grand Est) will stop operating at 2h30 on Saturday February 22. It marks the beginning of the total shutdown and closure of the power station, by government decree. The station will stop operating completely by the

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Rockland legislators urge NRC to reject sale of Indian Point

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Rockland legislators urge NRC to reject sale of Indian Point – Mid Hudson News NEW CITY – Nine Rockland County Legislators have written to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission asking it to reject the pending sale of the Indian Point Power Plant, citing a lack of experience by the would-be buyer, as well as inadequate funding

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Closing Indian Point: Holtec Meeting, Longer Comment Period

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Closing Indian Point: Holtec Meeting, Longer Comment Period CORTLANDT, NY – Requests for more opportunity to learn about and comment on Entergy’s plan to sell the Indian Point nuclear facility to Holtec International have borne fruit. The Hudson Valley’s representatives in Congress announced yesterday that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has extended the comment period to

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