The owners of Palisades Nuclear Power Plant are hoping to decide this summer if the plant will be reopened. Representatives of Holtec Decommissioning International, which took ownership of the plant shortly after it shut down last May, met with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday, March 20, to discuss the “regulatory path” for reopening …
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has approved an electric power company’s claim that faults running just below a nuclear plant are “not active,” without seeking further opinion from a group of experts that indicated the possibility of the faults being active in 2016. After its decision to uphold the Hokuriku Electric Power Co.’s claim that …
The deal will accelerate the growth of Vistra’s zero-carbon operations, adding about 4,000 MW of nuclear capacity and about 1 million retail customers, Vistra said. Energy Harbor says it supplies about 33 terawatt-hours of nuclear power to customers in the PJM Interconnection market annually, enough to power more than 3.5 million homes and businesses. It owns and operates …
Belgium’s nuclear watchdog has ruled out an extension of the Doel 1, 2 and Tihange 1 nuclear power plants, a proposal that would ensure the security of supply during the winters of 2025 and 2026. Instead, the regulatory body advises depending on the Doel 4 and Tihange 3 reactors to avoid power shortages. In recent …
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released application guidance for the second award cycle of the Civil Nuclear Credit (CNC) Program (BIL provision 40323), a $6 billion investment made possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to prevent the premature retirement of nuclear reactors across the country. Nuclear reactors are a reliable and consistent energy resource …
On March 2, 2023 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) exemption request to allow continued operations at Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) past the plant’s current licenses. This exemption will allow PG&E, similar to exemptions granted to other utilities, to continue operating both units at DCPP while the company’s …
State legislation requires the state energy commission to determine the need to extend Diablo Canyon’s license beyond 2025. The California Energy Commission on Tuesday approved a staff analysis recommending the state pursue extending the operation of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant through 2030 to ensure electricity grid reliability. Officials said they considered data showing California risks energy supply shortfalls during …
The Cabinet agreed on a package of bills Tuesday to allow nuclear reactors to operate beyond their current 60-year limit, marking a major shift in government policy since the 2011 nuclear accident in Fukushima Prefecture. The government aims to pass the bills in the current Diet session. The package of bills will revise five laws: …
Largest nuclear operator calls for renewed focus on reliability measures after nearly a quarter of PJM generation goes offline, resulting in up to $2 billion in penalties for generators that failed to produce during Winter Storm Elliott Nuclear plants operated by Constellation (Nasdaq: CEG) performed at 100 percent capacity and proved instrumental in preventing rolling …
For the first time since the triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in 2011, an Asahi Shimbun poll has found that a majority of respondents support restarting nuclear plants. The Asahi Shimbun conducted a national telephone survey on Feb. 18-19 in which 51 percent of respondents said they are in favor …
