The three children and one teenager killed when a car crashed into an after-school program in downstate Chatham, Illinois, have been identified. The driver has also been identified. 6H ago Woman accused of murde
In 1988, Don Hall, then manager of the Nuclear Power Station at Clinton, Illinois, gave a seminar at the University of Illinois, which I attended. Don was admired in the nuclear power field, being one of the "hard-nosed" managers now spread across the country who came from the Rickover...
If you think nuclear is a mini source of power, take a look at this analysis of which US states really depend on it, from the US Energy Information's Today in Energy blog. Illinois and South Carolina get over half its electricity from nuclear, for example. Nuclear power doesn't stack ...
Power-thirsty data centers and other emerging industrial facilities could be a lifeline for Illinois nuclear power plants facing state and federal
the country is starting to make waves in a range of advanced technologies as well. Much of the focus is on high-temperature gas-cooled reactors, says Lorenzo Vergari, an assistant professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. These reactors use helium gas as a coolant and reach ...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024:The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Noah Bolling as its new resident inspector at the Byron nuclear power plant in Byron, Illinois. He
Illinois: Morris (9 miles E of Morris, IL; nearest major city: Joliet, IL) Dresden Nuclear Power Sta.: Unit 1 200 / 700 MWt BWR/GE 1714 tons as of 1995; plans to use ISFSI. July 1960 CLOSED Oct. 1978 (prematurely) 1982 CRAC-2 est. “Worst Case” Casualties: 15,000 Property Dam...
Nuclear plants are robust structures with redundant safety systems Multiple layers of strict security Our nuclear plant operators are vetted, trained, and licensed by the NRC Constellation safely stores spent nuclear fuel at each of its 13 stations in Illinois, Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania...
zion power reactor, unit 1/thermal effluents from, effects on lake michiganmichigan, lake/thermal effects of power plant effluents inheated effluents/effects of power plant, on lake michiganThe article examines the technical problems of power production from the nuclear power stations in Illinois and...
You will also notice that there are numerous areas in the Midwest and the East that have nuclear power plants and are located in earthquake danger zones. It actually doesn't make me thrilled to find that there are 11 nuclear power plants in Illinois, my home state. Just see this map or...