Tag Archives: Three Mile Island (TMI)

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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Does Nuclear Power Have a Future in America? via NRDC

Posted on 2016/04/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

As the country seeks to cut its carbon emissions, onEarth looks into whether clean-burning nuclear reactors are a worthwhile option. The Tennessee Valley Authority held a nice little ceremony late last year to celebrate its shiny-new, fueled-up-and-almost-ready-to-go nuclear reactor near … Continue reading →

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Exelon weighs options for Three Mile Island after plant’s failed bid via ydr. com

Posted on 2015/10/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Flat demand and natural gas competition threaten nuclear industry’s profitability For the first time in Three Mile Island’s 41 years of commercial operation, the nuclear power plant failed to secure a contract in August to sell a year’s worth of … 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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Writing the Nuclear Meltdown Playbook via Fairwinds

Posted on 2015/03/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

People today who are familiar with social media think that TMI means “Too Much Information”. But to me, and anyone listening to the news in 1979, TMI will always represent the disaster at Three Mile Island, when the public received … Continue reading →

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200,000 attended an anti-nuclear rally in New York City’s Battery Park　via This Week in History

Posted on 2014/09/23 by norma field

September 23, 1979 200,000 attended an anti-nuclear rally in New York City’s Battery Park. It was the largest political protest of the late ’70s in the U.S., six months after the partial meltdown of the nuclear reactor at Three Mile … Continue reading →

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What If China Has a Fukushima? via Caixin Online

Posted on 2014/04/25 by norma field

(Beijing) — China has never suffered a Three Mile Island-like nuclear power plant accident, much less a Chernobyl meltdown or a Fukushima disaster. But now that the government under Premier Li Keqiang has put the country on a fast-track for … Continue reading →

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Three Mile Island, 35 Years Later via Counterpunch

Posted on 2014/03/25 by norma field

The consequences of the TMI disaster were made more serious because, early on, emergency planning officials were repeatedly misinformed about the disaster’s progression and kept in the dark about the need for public protective actions. Ironically, despite today’s popular “too … Continue reading →

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What can be done with abandoned nuclear plants via The Bennington Banner

Posted on 2013/09/17 by norma field

Imagine a summer day in, oh, let’s say, 2050. The sun is shining. It’s about 85 degrees (let’s pretend for the moment that global warming hasn’t turned the earth into an oven by then) with no humidity. Children are out … Continue reading →

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