Category Archives: Nuclear Renaissance

And another victory: Duke suspends plans for two new reactors at South Carolina plant

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

Reuters reported May 2: Duke Energy, the largest U.S. electric utility, said it notified regulators on Thursday that it will drop plans to build two new nuclear reactors in North Carolina due to slow growth in power demand. This announcement … Continue reading →

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NRC blocks expansion of Texas nuke over ownership issue

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

The Dallas Morning News reported last Thursday: Plans to build two new reactors at the South Texas Project nuclear facility outside Bay City hit a road block Tuesday. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ruled that a partnership between NRG and … Continue reading →

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Another one bites the dust: Duke Energy announces that troubled Florida nuke plant will close permanently; Florida lawmaker pushes for billion-dollar refund to customers

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

 The Tampa Bay Times reported this morning:  “Duke Energy announced early Tuesday it will permanently close the Crystal River nuclear plant that has been shut down since late 2009.”  The news was not entirely unexpected; Crystal River has not produced … Continue reading →

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Wall Street Journal article says low gas prices may make nuclear power unprofitable‏

Posted on February 2, 2013 by

In an article appearing Tuesday in the Wall Street Journal, Rebecca Smith wrote:   “… today, U.S. utilities are encountering something they never expected: Some natural-gas-fired power plants are cheaper to run than nuclear units.”   While that is something that … Continue reading →

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(Not-quite-final) Victory in Maryland nuke expansion

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

At first blush, it looks as if the opponents of the expansion of the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant in Maryland have won. Foes of a third reactor for the Maryland facility had raised the issue of foreign ownership in … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin nuclear plant to close permanently in spring of next year

Posted on October 27, 2012 by

According to last Monday’s Wisconsin Herald Times Reporter: Dominion Resources Inc. said Monday it will shut down the one-reactor power plant (Kewaunee Power Station) on the shore of Lake Michigan in the spring because it could not sell it and … Continue reading →

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Small victories are certainly better than big defeats; Exelon cancels plans to build new reactors at South Texas site

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

The site pictured above will remain as is for awhile, as Exelon announced this week that it was withdrawing its site application for two new reactors near Victoria, Texas. As the World Nuclear News reported yesterday: Exelon has completely stopped … Continue reading →

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Event Report and update: Vogtle rebar doesn’t meet standards, may push back construction schedule and add to cost of new reactors

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

Sometimes there’s just not enough detail on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Event Reports page. This morning, Shaw Nuclear Services and subcontractor Joseph Oat Corporation of Charlotte, North Carolina, reported to the NRC what was described as “a noncompliance associated with the … Continue reading →

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Construction pushed back another four years on new Florida nuke

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

Progress Energy announced Tuesday another delay in its plan to build two new nuclear power plants at a site in western Florida. The Levy power plant had originally been scheduled to open 2016, but with Tuesday’s announcement, it appears that … Continue reading →

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Guardian op ed calls for end to nuclear subsidies

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

The British newspaper The Guardian ran an op ed today by U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and Ryan Alexander, president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, calling for elimination of government subsidies for nuclear power. Sanders and Alexander write: As, respectively, a senator … Continue reading →

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