Illinois poised to lift moratorium on new nuclear reactors | Energy News Network Unless the governor vetoes a bill by Tuesday, the state’s 1987 ban on new nuclear power plants will be lifted.
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Multiple Xe-100 SMRs planned for Washington State A joint development agreement has been signed between US utility Energy Northwest and X-Energy Reactor Company for the deployment of up to 12 Xe-100 small modular reactors in central Washington State. Energy Northwest expects to bring the first Xe-100 module online by 2030.
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PG&E gets go-ahead to spend $2.5 million on Diablo Canyon decommissioning report PG&E will pay a firm to analyze how ending Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant operations in San Luis Obispo County could impact the environment.
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Seabrook nuclear plant faces ongoing challenge of managing concrete degradation Seabrook Station is currently the only American nuclear power plant exhibiting concrete degradation, according to the NRC.
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Funding to support Palisades restart included in state budget The recently approved state budget includes $150 million to support the reopening of the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Covert Township.
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NRC issues draft guidance on early disposal of reactor components The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is issuing for public comment draft guidance on the use of decommissioning trust funds for the disposal of major radioactive components from nuclear power plants that are still in operation.
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EnergySolutions sets its sights on nuclear new build Utah-based decommissioning company EnergySolutions has entered the early phases of exploring the possible use of former nuclear sites acquired by the company, such as the closed Kewaunee nuclear power plant in Wisconsin, as potential locations for future new nuclear generation sites.
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State Lands Commission Approves Extension of Diablo Canyon’s Lease Energy Nuclear Power Plant May Stay Put Through October 2030 The slow-motion crawl to keep the nuclear power plant at Diablo Canyon running vaulted another hurdle on Monday when the State Lands Commission approved extending the plant’s mean high-tide line lease off San Luis Obispo County.
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Federal grant funds $2 million research effort into former Paducah nuclear site’s future Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce is receiving $2 million in grant funding from the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management to study future possible uses for the site of the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant . Chamber president Sandra Wilson said
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Holtec to make Palisades restart decision in July COVERT – Holtec International, owner of Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, expects to know by July whether it will receive funding from both the Department of Energy and the Michigan Legislature to restart the shuttered plant. Holtec officials recently met with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to discuss publicly
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