News

Illinois AFL-CIO releases updated nuclear impacts report

/ News, Planning & Economic Development / ,

Illinois AFL-CIO releases updated nuclear impacts report ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – In response to Exelon’s announcement of the premature closure of two of Illinois’ six nuclear plants – Byron and Dresden, the Illinois AFL-CIO released an updated version of the Brattle Group’s Illinois Nuclear Impacts Report. The report highlights the economic losses and environmental impacts […]

Illinois AFL-CIO releases updated nuclear impacts report Read More

First-in-the-nation tax on spent nuclear fuel aimed at helping Indian Point communities

/ News, Planning & Economic Development, Spent Nuclear Fuel /

First-in-the-nation tax on spent nuclear fuel aimed at helping Indian Point communities Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed first-in-the-nation legislation giving the communities around Indian Point the ability to collect taxes on the spent nuclear fuel that will be left behind when the power plant shuts down in April.

First-in-the-nation tax on spent nuclear fuel aimed at helping Indian Point communities Read More

Premature Nuclear Reactor Retirements Could Effect Nuclear Waste Disposal

/ News, Spent Nuclear Fuel

Premature Nuclear Reactor Retirements Could Effect Nuclear Waste Disposal Since 2012, 12 commercial reactors have shut down in the U.S., with 27 more planned by 2026, a loss of at least 37,000 MW of capacity and about 5 trillion kWhs from their expected life. The effects may be profound, from a loss of $8 billion

Premature Nuclear Reactor Retirements Could Effect Nuclear Waste Disposal Read More

Oyster Creek Nuclear Waste: Interim Storage Could Change Sites

/ News, Plant News, Spent Nuclear Fuel /

Oyster Creek Nuclear Waste: Interim Storage Could Change Sites OCEAN COUNTY, NJ – Holtec International’s plan to increase its spent fuel area at the shutdown Oyster Creek Power Plant created its share of controversy. Some expressed fear the expansion represented the first step in the development of an east coast nuclear waste repository. Officials from

Oyster Creek Nuclear Waste: Interim Storage Could Change Sites Read More

Shutdown Planned for Palisades Nuclear Plant on West Side of State

/ News, Planning & Economic Development, Plant News /

Shutdown Planned for Palisades Nuclear Plant on West Side of State – DBusiness Magazine The Palisades Nuclear Plant in Covert, Mich. (south of South Haven) is slated for shutdown following an acquisition. New Orleans-based Entergy Corp. and Florida’s Holtec International, through their affiliates, jointly submitted a License Transfer Application on Wednesday with the U.S.

Shutdown Planned for Palisades Nuclear Plant on West Side of State Read More

Not Much Movement Yet on Legislation to Save Two Nuclear Power Plants from Closure

/ News, Planning & Economic Development, Plant News / ,

Not Much Movement Yet on Legislation to Save Two Nuclear Power Plants from Closure Morris State Senator Sue Rezin says there hasn’t been much movement on timely legislation to prevent two nuclear power plants in Morris and Byron from closing down late next year. The two power plants are owned and operated by Exelon.

Not Much Movement Yet on Legislation to Save Two Nuclear Power Plants from Closure Read More

Palisades Decommissioning Panel Announced

/ News, Planning & Economic Development, Plant News /

Palisades Decommissioning Panel Announced The Van Buren County Board of Commissioners is forming the Palisades Community Advisory Panel to educate people on the decommissioning of the nuclear plant. Entergy is shutting it down in the spring of 2022, and Palisades completed its final refueling outage in October. Details about the CAP will be released after

Palisades Decommissioning Panel Announced Read More

Leaders discuss economic fallout of potential Byron Nuclear Plant closure

/ News, Planning & Economic Development, Plant News /

Leaders discuss economic fallout of potential Byron Nuclear Plant closure BYRON, Ill. (WIFR) – The push to save the Byron Nuclear Plant is on, as local leaders and community members advocate for the reactors to keep operating. “There is a lot of uncertainty which obviously leads to 727 plant employees that are a little uneasy

Leaders discuss economic fallout of potential Byron Nuclear Plant closure Read More

(802) 345-7044

info@decommissioningcollaborative.org

Connect

Blog

Contact

Download our

free report

Discover tools and information for improving project outcomes and
catalyzing economic recovery

Scroll to Top