• November 18, 2019
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ONCE AGAIN – Nuclear Power Plants Provide Reliable Resilient Power During Sub-Zero Conditions!

Although a record-breaking blast of cold weather recently hit the Midwest, Exelon’s Illinois NPP (Nuclear Power Plants continued their operation at all six stations (Braidwood, Byron, Clinton, Dresden, LaSalle, and Quad Cities).  Ten of the eleven reactor units were up and running at full power, the one reactor unit not available was already shutdown for […]

• November 14, 2019
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It’s TIME for Nuclear Energy to be Included as a Renewable Energy Source

Since renewable energy is defined as an energy source / fuel type that can regenerate and replenish itself indefinitely, why isn’t nuclear included as a renewable energy source? This question is a subject of major debate and it is about time for the debate to end and include nuclear as a renewable energy source. Nuclear […]

• November 8, 2019
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Happy Veterans Day

• November 1, 2019
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November Birthdays

Warmest wishes for a Happy Birthday to Nick Ertle, Doug Shaw, Latia Gary, Colt Rauschuber, Mike Ward, Scotty Bradshaw, Duane Strickland, Larry Gentry, and John Patterson. We are so happy that you’re a part of our team! Happy Birthday and all the best to you in the year to come.        

• October 23, 2019
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GOOD NEWS for Davis-Besse & Perry Nuclear Stations

Good news for First Energy and it’s two nuclear plants, located in northern Ohio.   A group, calling themselves Ohioans Against Corporate Bailouts, have been working to overturn the Ohio legislatures passage of HB 6. Although they could not obtain enough signatures to force a statewide vote, Ohioans Against Corporate Bailouts are not giving up, and […]

• October 15, 2019
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CA Assemblyman Offers Hope for the Diablo Canyon Power Plant

California Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham introduced a bill in August that would qualify nuclear power as a renewable energy source.  Now he plans to follow up with a bill that could keep Diablo Canyon Power Plant operational. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has already announced their plans to shut down Diablo Canyon Power Plant by […]

• October 8, 2019
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Team Outing

• October 1, 2019
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October Birthdays

Warmest wishes for a Happy Birthday to Bill Skinner, Sid Crouch, Fiona McAllister, Kyle Koiner and Ken Scharf. We are so happy that you’re a part of our team! Happy Birthday and all the best to you in the year to come.      

• September 25, 2019
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Duke Energy Plans for License Renewal at All 11 Nuclear Plants

Duke Energy plans for license renewal at all eleven of their operating nuclear power plants in North and South Carolina. However, the process is rather lengthy, and Duke Energy experienced it firsthand.  They filed for license renewal at Oconee Unit 1 in 1998, and at that time, it was the second nuclear plant to apply […]

• September 20, 2019
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Three Mile Island Shuts Down After 45 Years

The 45-year-old reactor, Three Mile Island Unit 1, will generate its last kilowatt of energy and close today at noon.  Although it was licensed to operate through April 2034, Exelon had decided this year that it could no longer run the plant profitably without a subsidy. “Today we celebrate the proud legacy of TMI Unit […]