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Category Archives: Plant closures
Zombie nuke? Wisconsin nuclear plant may not be as dead as previously thought
Over a year ago, it looked as if the Kewaunee nuclear power plant in Wisconsin would close permanently in 2013. Now, there is a possibility that the plant may stay open. As the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal reported yesterday: A Chicago … Continue reading
Posted in Kewaunee, Plant closures
Tagged Kewaunee, nuclear power, plant closure, United States, Wisconsin
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A major victory for opponents of nuclear power: San Onofre nuclear plant to close permenantly
Great news from southern California last week. As the New York Times reported: The owners of the San Onofre nuclear power plant in Southern California, which has been shut since January 2012, said on Friday that they would close it … Continue reading
Posted in Plant closures, San Onofre, Southern California Edison
Tagged Edison, nuclear power, San Onofre, United States
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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
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
Wall Street Journal article says low gas prices may make nuclear power unprofitable
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
Posted in Clinton, Crystal River, Duke Energy, Entergy, Exelon, FitzPatrick, Kewaunee, Nuclear Renaissance, Oyster Creek, Plant closures, San Onofre, Uncategorized
Tagged nuclear power, United States
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Wisconsin nuclear plant to close permanently in spring of next year
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
Posted in Dominion, Kewaunee, Nuclear Renaissance, Plant closures
Tagged Dominion, Kewaunee, nuclear power, United States
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