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Plant Vogtle Needs Hundreds More Craft Workers to Meet Schedule

June 13, 2018

State construction monitors are skeptical that builders of the Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion can overcome a daunting labor shortage and meet Georgia Power’s accelerated project schedule.

DOE Seeks to Halt MOX Construction, Convert Facility to Nuclear Weapons Plant

Scott Judy

May 16, 2018

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With the idea of converting the unfinished MOX facility into a manufacturing plant for nuclear weapons components, Energy Secretary Rick Perry on May 10 waived the requirement to use funds on construction and related support activities for the massively over-budget project at Savannah River Site in South Carolina.

Study: FirstEnergy Nuclear Units Not Needed for Grid Reliability

May 2, 2018

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The regional operator of the MidAtlantic power grid has said the closure of three nuclear units totaling 4,048 MW in Ohio and Pennsylvania will not threaten electric reliability, though some transmission projects may need to be accelerated to connect new supply.

Nuclear Operators Look for Subsidies

Mary B. Powers

April 18, 2018

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The debate over subsidizing uneconomic nuclear plants continues as New Jersey joins New York in supporting the plants for their “zero emission” benefit, while Energy Secretary Rick Perry has yet to decide whether to offer support to FirstEnergy Solution’s nuclear units.

Agreement Sets the Stage for Quick Cleanup of Vermont Yankee

Pam Radtke Russell

March 13, 2018

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Pact will allow cleanup firm NorthStar to purchase the shuttered nuclear plant to speed D&D work.

TVA Boosts Browns Ferry Output In Clean-Energy Nod, but Not All Agree

Mary B. Powers

February 28, 2018

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The Tennessee Valley Authority began increasing power output at the first of three units at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant in north Alabama to accommodate customer requests for more clean energy, but observers have mixed views on the $475- million effort.

FPL, Miami-Dade Plan Tackles Nuke Cooling, Saltwater Woes

Pam Radtke Russell

February 7, 2018

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Florida Power & Light and Miami-Dade (Fla.) County have tentatively agreed to build a new wastewater plant to provide reused water for the utility’s massive cooling canals at its Turkey Point nuclear power plant in Homestead.