FirstEnergy Solutions Files Certification Letter with NRC Affirming Plans to Deactivate Three Nuclear Generating Plants

AKRON, Ohio, April 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — FirstEnergy Solutions (FES), a competitive generation subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), today announced that it has filed a Certification Letter with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) formally notifying the Commission of its decision to permanently deactivate its nuclear power plants – two in Ohio and a third …

German power plant lobby sees tighter nuclear power supply by 2023

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German power companies see a potential gap between conventional electricity supply and demand by the early 2020s, urging policymakers to help investors plan better by rewarding conventional capacity and speeding power grid expansion. “Existing overcapacity will not just disappear completely within a few years. What’s more worrying is that we will run …

Will resignation of key governor weaken Japan’s anti-nuclear movement?

A governor who has been blocking the restart of the world’s biggest nuclear power plant in his prefecture has resigned, but it remains to be seen whether the move will create an opening for the nation’s pro-nuclear forces. Niigata Gov. Ryuichi Yoneyama, who campaigned on his opposition to restarting Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holding Inc.’s …

U.A.E. Nears Handover of First Arab Nuclear Plant to Operator

Regulator says adjustments, tests on reactor still to be done Plant’s handover to South Korea-backed operator almost ready A South Korean venture with the United Arab Emirates is edging closer to switching on the Arab world’s first commercial atomic-energy plant. Korea Electric Power Corp. has completed construction of the Barakah Unit 1 reactor, and Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp.’s …

Westinghouse emerging from bankruptcy, capable of delivering India nuclear reactors

On his first visit to India, Rick Perry said India must look at “broad portfolio” of energy sources to deliver reliable electricity to its growing population and not just at affordability. US Energy Secretary Rick Perry said today that Westinghouse Electric Co is emerging out of bankruptcy and is now capable of delivering the planned …