Update: WITF News added a disclosure to this story noting that Constellation Energy is a financial supporter of WITF. The newsroom was not aware of Constellation’s support until after publication. Three Mile Island is on schedule to receive nuclear material by the end of the year. The material will be held in storage until the …
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted for review Constellation’s application to extend the operating license of the R.E. Ginna nuclear power plant in Ontario, New York, by 20 years, from 60 to 80 years total. What: NRC staff determined the application has sufficient technical and environmental information to begin a full safety and environmental review, …
Spain’s nuclear safety regulator on Thursday backed extending the operating life of the country’s largest atomic power plant to 2030, beyond the government’s planned 2028 shutdown. The Almaraz plant, which contributes around seven percent of Spain’s electricity production, is slated to close as part of the leftist government’s plan to shut all nuclear reactors by …
The Iowa Utilities Commission has approved a generating certificate for the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo, marking an important procedural step in NextEra Energy’s efforts to restart the 615-megawatt nuclear power plant. The IUC order, issued around midday Thursday, June 18, grants a certificate of public convenience, use and necessity to restart the plant. …
Georgia Power announced today that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved the subsequent license renewal for the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant near Baxley. The approval authorizes continued operation of the facility for an additional 20 years by extending the operating license for Plant Hatch Unit 1 through 2054 and Unit 2 through …
Bruce Power Unit 3 returned to grid seven months early with $150 million savings, generating clean, reliable electricity to power 800,000 homes and support 27,000 jobs Today, the Ontario government announced the most successful completion and return to service of a nuclear unit in Ontario history, as Bruce Power’s Unit 3 reactor refurbishment was completed …
U.S. energy regulators granted a waiver to speed up the connection of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, which is being restarted to serve Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab data centers in the region, a filing showed this week. Jumpstart your morning with the latest legal news delivered straight to your inbox from The Daily Docket …
The document explicitly states in its conclusions that the nuclear facility should not be shut down, describing the decision as one driven solely by political and ideological motives. The European Parliament has called on the Spanish Government of Pedro Sánchez to reconsider its decision to close the Almaraz nuclear power plant, warning of the negative …
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has renewed the operating licenses for both reactors at the St. Lucie nuclear plant in Southeast Florida, allowing the facility to continue generating electricity for another 20 years and extending its operations into the 2050s and 2060s. The decision enables the plant to keep providing reliable, carbon-free power to homes and …
Unit 5 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant is scheduled to be taken offline on 9 May for its planned annual maintenance and refuelling, including the loading of American nuclear fuel, according to information presented in the annual report of the Nuclear Regulatory Agency. The outage is expected to continue until mid-June, when new fuel assemblies produced by Westinghouse are set to be …