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.
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Governor would sign nuclear bailout delay bill COLUMBUS – Gov. Mike DeWine said Wednesday that he will sign a bill that could be headed to his desk by week’s end to put off the effects of the state’s …
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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
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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
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Taxing Nuclear Waste Discussed | Jersey Shore Online LACEY – Can nuclear waste be taxed and if so can it benefit the township? A Forked River resident believes that it can and recently brought up news of pending legislation that Township officials could take advantage of. The idea came up during a discussion about the
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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
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Rockford community fights to keep Exelon nuclear plant open ROCKFORD – Community leaders, residents and elected officials in Illinois are working to keep a nuclear energy company from closing its plant. In August, Exelon announced that it would close its Byron nuclear power plant in September 2021 and the Dresden Generating Station in Morris two
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Gillibrand files nuclear bill amendment to prevent nuclear license transfer during pending adjudication – Mid Hudson News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, filed an amendment to the American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2020 on Friday that would prevent the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from approving
Building trades group opposes closure of Byron Nuclear Plant BYRON (WREX) – The Northwestern Illinois Building & Construction Trades Council announced Friday its opposition to the closure of the Exelon nuclear plant in Byron. The closure, which was announced in August, is slated for September 2021. This announcement is the latest of several labor leaders,
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Much work remains as Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station moves toward decommissioning PLYMOUTH – At first glance, not much has changed at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station since it shut down for a final time a year and a half ago. The big reactor building still looms large over the site, which includes dozens of smaller structures.
