Public Info Meeting To Examine Palisades Shutdown & Economic Impact The coming permanent shutdown of the Palisades Nuclear Plant and the economic impact of that move are increasingly taking up ‘mindspace’ of Van Buren County government leaders and business people. There’s a committee to analyze and communicate the facts to local citizens. And that panel […]
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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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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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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Inside the $5 billion demolition of the shuttered San Onofre nuclear plant The vertical steel tendons that strengthened the iconic twin domes so they could withstand the extraordinary pressure of a reactor accident? They’re gone. The four-story office building with employee cafeteria, storage space and unparalleled views of the Pacific? That’s gone, too. The demineralizers
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Palisades nuclear power plant near Covert to be decommissioned by: Madalyn Buursma Posted: / Updated: COVERT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the license transfer for the Palisades and Big Rock Point nuclear power plants. Entergy Nuclear Operations currently holds the license for Palisades in Covert Township and the already decommissioned
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