The article focuses on earthquake-related safety concerns at some nuclear plants. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) claims that seismic analyses at the LaSalle nuclear plant in Illinois operated...
Energy economics and politics may have derailed the “nuclear renaissance” and put operating plants in peril in the U.S. and elsewhere, but low natural-gas prices have accelerated a huge potential market—estimated at up to $200 billion—to clean up and take down nuclear facilities that are ...
"These countries restarted building nuclear plants only 10 to 15 years ago. The supply chain and specialized workforce had virtually disappeared, which has resulted in serious cost overruns and schedule delays," Buongiorno said. To wit, thetwo large new nuclear reactors at the Vogtle Plant in...
This spot is ranked number 4 out of the most likely areas to be attacked in America as a whole. With a ranking that high it's safe to say this is most likely the highest target in Illinois.24/7Wallst reports, With four nuclear power plants within 50 miles of the city – the neares...
Stand Up for Nuclear rally in front of the Central Train Station. It was inspiring to see how much our movement has grown. We still have a lot of work to do, but the pro-nuclear movement is making progress, including winning an important victory to keep nuclear plants in ...
Chicago may not sound like a likely target to many, but this Illinois city is located within 50 miles of four nuclear power plants. Naperville and Elgin are within 40 miles of the Windy City, meaning they would also be hit in the event of a nuclear attack. The region ranked fourth out...
How can we protect our nuclear power plants?Don’t count on the plant security forces -- they aren’t nearly strong enough. These plants are each vulnerable to air strikes, truck bombs, boat bombs, and of course, the well-equipped and well-armed single madman or small group of terrorists...
Constellation, which owns six nuclear power plants in Illinois, has given few specifics of its $900m pink hydrogen programme beyond the fact that it plans to use 250MW of its Midwestern nuclear capacity to produce 33,450 tonnes of H2 per year, which the option to expand to 400MW later ...
Nuclear power plants are among the safest and best-protected private sector facilities in America, with monitoring and inspections by plant owners and the federal government. Constellation safely stores spent nuclear fuel at each of its 13 stations in Illinois, Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania in...
Exelon recently announced thattwonuclear power plants in Illinois would close in the fall of 2021 without state subsidies, while two others may be retired by 2023 “due to unfavorable market rules.” Ultimately, a new energy bill signed in September paved the way for the plants tocontinue ...