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US firm plans 10 GW nuclear power from small reactors at retired energy sites
A Florida-based energy firm has planned to deploy small modular reactors (SMRs) at the Palisades nuclear plant site in ...
Holtec targets US-wide nuclear reactor fleet using learnings at Palisades
Holtec predicts cost savings from building its first small modular reactors at the existing Palisades nuclear power plant ...
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New Jersey’s Self-Inflicted Energy Crisis
During the War of 1812, the United States navy defeated the British navy in the Battle of Lake Erie. Commodore Oliver Hazard ...
NJ bill would cut Lacey officials out of future nuclear reactor decisions
The bill's sponsor said it would help meet New Jersey's increasing demand for electricity, but local officials want to be ...
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Decommissioning progresses apace at Oyster Creek and Pilgrim
Holtec Decommissioning International - a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holtec International - has announced decommissioning progress at the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in New Jersey and the Pilgrim ...
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Oyster Creek, the oldest nuclear power plant in the U.S., could become a ‘green energy park’
The Oyster Creek nuclear power plant was closed in 2018 by energy giant Exelon, ending five decades of service by the facility off Route 9 in Lacey Township. Currently, Holtec International ...
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Oyster Creek power plant owners face fine after too much radiation detected in equipment shipment
LACEY - The Nuclear Regulatory Agency has proposed fining Holtec International, which is decommissioning the defunct Oyster Creek power plant, $43,750 for shipping radioactive material improperly ...
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Radioactive water release from Oyster Creek nuclear plant concerns environmentalists
LACEY - Water with "low-level" amounts of radiation recently was discharged from the defunct Oyster Creek nuclear power plant, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which oversees ...
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The dangerous business of dismantling America’s aging nuclear plants
Holtec faces mounting criticism beyond Oyster Creek. Michigan officials have ... Some of the firms buying defunct nuclear power plants in the United States are backed by private equity, an ...
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Owner of closed Oyster Creek power plant faces security-violation fine
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday it plans to fine the owners of the shuttered Oyster Creek nuclear power plant $150,000 for security violations at the New Jersey site.
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Oyster Creek defuelled in record time
The final canister containing used fuel has been removed from the storage pool of the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in New Jersey, USA, and placed in an on-site dry storage facility. Holtec ...
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Oyster Creek: Out with the old nuclear plant, in with a new one? The choices ahead
LACEY - For more than a half-century, the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant energized the region and local pocketbooks before shutting down three years ago, the start of what was expected to be a ...