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‘We are scarred’: Nuclear communities sidelined in just transition debate, even as industry subsidies flow

Nuclear communities sidelined in just transition debate | Energy News Network Every morning, the Energy News Network compiles the top stories about the clean energy transition and delivers them to your inbox for free. Sign up today! The nuclear plant on the shore of Lake Michigan in Zion, Illinois, opened a few years before Al

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Vistra moves to extend operation at Comanche Peak

Vistra moves to extend operation at Comanche Peak Vistra Corporation announced yesterday that it is seeking 20-year life extensions for its Comanche Peak reactors and has submitted an application for license renewals to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Operated by Vistra subsidiary Luminant and located in Glen Rose, Texas, Comanche Peak is home to two Westinghouse-supplied

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Fresh off Palisades closure, Michigan will study state’s nuclear prospects

Fresh off Palisades closure, Michigan will study state’s nuclear prospects | Great Lakes Now By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the

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A reporter tours Vermont Yankee & witnesses the dismantling of a nuclear power plant

A reporter tours Vermont Yankee & witnesses the dismantling of a nuclear power plant The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon once employed more than 600 people, and at the height of its operation, supplied about a third of the state’s electricity. But the plant shut down in 2014, and this week, the final

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Pickering nuclear station is closing as planned, despite calls for refurbishment

Pickering nuclear station is closing as planned, despite calls for refurbishment The Ontario government will not reconsider plans to close the Pickering nuclear station and instead stop-gap the consequent electricity shortfall with natural gas-generated power in a move that will hike the province’s greenhouse gas emissions substantially in the coming years.

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Wayne County Supervisors to ask state for continued operation of Ginna Nuclear plant

Wayne County Supervisors to ask state for continued operation of Ginna Nuclear plant The Wayne County Board of Supervisors plans to ask the state to allow the Ginna Nuclear Power Plant to remain open beyond its scheduled closure in 2029. The Finger Lakes Times reports the board is set to ask the state to include

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Palisades Nuclear Plant has shut down 10 days early, owners announce

Palisades Nuclear Plant has shut down 10 days early, owners announce SOUTH HAVEN – Palisades Nuclear Plant ceased operations Friday, May 20, Entergy Corp. announced Friday afternoon. The 800-megawatt power plant in Covert Township had originally been scheduled to shut down May 31, but a company media release said operators “made the conservative decision to

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