May 30, 2024
The White House on Wednesday planned to announce new measures to support the development of new U.S. nuclear power plants, a large potential source of carbon-free electricity the government says is needed to combat climate change. The suite of actions, …
February 21, 2023
Georgia Power Co. has again delayed the projected startup for two new units at its Vogtle nuclear power plant near Augusta, saying its share of the costs will rise by an additional $200 million. Southern Co., the utility’s Atlanta-based parent, …
November 22, 2022
COVERT, Mich. (AP) – The federal government has turned down a request for financial aid to restart a nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan, the owner said. Holtec International said it was notified Friday by the U.S. Energy Department. The …
June 24, 2016
California’s last nuclear power plant will close by 2025 under an accord announced this week, ending three decades of safety debates that helped fuel the national anti-nuclear power movement. The state’s largest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., and environmental …
July 31, 2015
Edison International expects a hearing to be held next year on its $7.57 billion damage claim against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. over the shutdown of a Southern California nuclear power plant. A confidentiality order in the case, being arbitrated by …
March 29, 2012
The Wolf Creek nuclear power plant in eastern Kansas has resumed producing electricity. Kansas Public Radio reports the plant was brought back on line Tuesday following a shutdown of about two months. Problems at the plant began Jan. 13 when …
June 29, 2011
The utilities that run Nebraska’s two nuclear power plants want the public to know the facilities are safe, even though floodwaters from the Missouri River have surrounded one plant and are encroaching on another. Fort Calhoun and Cooper nuclear power …