Tag Archives: Exelon

Exelon rivals sue to stop nuke bailout via Crain’s

Posted on 2017/02/14 by nfield

When Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation bailing out two money-losing nuclear power plants, operators of Illinois coal- and natural gas-fired facilities promised to take the state to court. Done. A group of competitors of Chicago-based nuclear giant Exelon filed a … Continue reading →

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End the ‘nuclear hostage crisis’ now via the State Journal-Register

Posted on 2016/12/15 by nfield

The “nuclear hostage crisis” is finally over. Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Illinois legislature have ordered all Illinois ratepayers to pay $2.35 billion to Exelon Corporation over the next 10 years, ostensibly to save the approximately 1,500 jobs at the … Continue reading →

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Oyster Creek nuclear plant taken offline via Asbury Park Press

Posted on 2016/12/14 by nfield

  LACEY – Oyster Creek Generating Station, the nation’s oldest functioning nuclear power plant, was taken offline Tuesday in order for operators to make repairs to its turbine control system. The system monitors turbine conditions, speed, temperature and pressure, according to officials … Continue reading →

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UPDATED: Clinton nuclear plant to close in ’17 via the Champagne/Urbana News Gazette

Posted on 2016/06/02 by norma field

CLINTON — The 29-year-old Clinton nuclear power plant, which employs some 700 people in central Illinois, will close on June 1, 2017, Exelon Corp. said today. But U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, said today he thinks there’s still time to … Continue reading →

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EXELON BILL IS CORPORATE WELFARE BAILOUT, GROUP CONTENDS via NEIS

Posted on 2016/05/19 by norma field

Bill designed to bailout failing nuclear plants, transfer wealth, kill renewables, group testifies SPRINGFIELD— Nuclear Energy Information Service of Chicago testified today before the Illinois State Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee that the new Exelon legislation amounted to a … Continue reading →

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U.S. NRC engineers urge fix for nuclear power stations　via Reuters

Posted on 2016/03/03 by norma field

By Timothy Gardner A group of engineers within the U.S. nuclear power regulator is concerned that a design flaw in nearly all U.S. nuclear plants could endanger emergency core cooling systems. The group has urged the regulator to order power … Continue reading →

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Suburbs Lake County News-Sun Lake County News Spent fuel rods stored in Zion raise safety, economic concerns　via The Chicago Tribune

Posted on 2015/10/30 by norma field

While a nuclear energy watchdog group believes the dry storage of roughly 1,500 tons of spent fuel rods at the shuttered Zion Nuclear Power Plant is unsafe, Zion officials are also expressing concern about the economic loss the city will … Continue reading →

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Stop Fukushima Freeways National Campaign Kickoff via NEIS

Posted on 2015/10/26 by norma field

WHAT: Stop Fukushima Freeways National Campaign Kick-Off WHEN: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 LOCATION AND DETAILS: · Press Release 12 noon: release of maps of potential road and rail transport corridors for high-level radioactive waste (HLRW) through Illinois, and its implications … Continue reading →

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Exelon nuclear plants clear latest auction via Business Journal

Posted on 2015/09/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Exelon Corp. announced Tuesday that all of its Illinois nuclear plants in PJM’s territory, including the Quad-Cities Generating Station, cleared in the power grid operator’s transition capacity auction. The news means the plants, including the economically troubled Cordova plant, can … Continue reading →

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Three Mile Island nuclear plant being considered for closure? via Lancaster Online

Posted on 2015/08/27 by norma field

Could the Three Mile Island nuclear plant be headed for premature closure? Last week, no one bought a year’s worth of TMI’s electricity at a key energy-buying auction held by PJM, the regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement of … Continue reading →

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