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With 88 days until the Byron Nuclear Plant closes, lawmakers say coal and natural gas plants are the sticking points in Springfield via WREX

Posted on 2021/06/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

William Ingalls BYRON (WREX) — Time is ticking. As of June 16, Exelon announced closing dates for both of its reactors in Byron. One will close on September 14 with the second reactor closing two days later. The closing dates … Continue reading →

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Big money, nuclear subsidies, and systemic corruption via The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2021/02/15 by nfield

By Cassandra Jeffery, M. V. Ramana | February 12, 2021 The “largest bribery, money-laundering scheme ever perpetrated against the people and the state of Ohio” came to light during an unexpected press conference in July 2020 in Columbus. Speaking haltingly and carefully, US Attorney … Continue reading →

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Report: Illinois’ aging nuclear reactors have been ignoring regulators via The DePaulia

Posted on 2018/01/16 by nfield

There is an invisible, looming threat lurking alongside Illinois’ rivers and lakes. Nuclear power plants that have outdated backup power systems and are vulnerable to flooding, but the state’s nuclear reactors have been ignoring years of warnings, according to a … Continue reading →

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Problems persist a decade after discovery of chronic radioactive leaks via Chicago Sun-Times

Posted on 2017/11/19 by nfield

Radioactive waste continues to pour from Exelon’s Illinois nuclear power plants more than a decade after the discovery of chronic leaks led to national outrage, a $1.2 million government settlement and a company vow to guard against future accidents, an … Continue reading →

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Radioactive Water Leaks From Illinois Nuclear Plants via BGA

Posted on 2017/11/17 by nfield

Problems persist a decade after discovery of chronic radioactive leaks at Exelon plants. By Brett Chase and Madison Hopkins, Better Government AssociationNovember 17, 2017  Radioactive waste continues to pour from Exelon’s Illinois nuclear power plants more than a decade after discovery of chronic … Continue reading →

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Three Mile Island closure looms after third failed bid via York Dailey Record

Posted on 2017/05/27 by kojimaaiko

For the third year in a row, Three Mile Island failed to secure a crucial contract to sell its electricity, increasing the possibility that the plant will soon close. The plant is allowed to remain open through 2034. However, Exelon will decide by … Continue reading →

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Generators, business group file federal court petitions to halt Illinois nuclear supports via Utility Dive

Posted on 2017/04/04 by nfield

[…] The Illinois injunction request comes just as a federal district court in New York was hearing oral arguments on motions to dismiss a complaint about the New York Public Service Commission’s ZEC program. At the hearing, Judge Valerie Caproni … Continue reading →

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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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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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