Coronavirus at U.S. plants: UPDATE
Here are some important updates to our April 10 story on COVID-19 cases at nuclear power plants:
Here are some important updates to our April 10 story on COVID-19 cases at nuclear power plants:
Former Exelon CEO Chris Crane remembered for “transformational milestones”
Exelon announced that Chris Crane, the company’s former chief executive, passed away on Saturday in Chicago at the age of 65.Crane served as the company’s president and CEO from 2012 until...
“Buy the best and only cry once”
Spoiler alert: America has one more nuclear reactor on line.It’s been a long, hard slog for the Vogtle reactor expansion project, and the news coverage has been tough. I would describe it as...
Vogtle-4 plant in home stretch, connects to grid
Vogtle Unit 4 synchronized and successfully connected to the electric grid on March 1, just two weeks after reaching initial criticality.This milestone is one of the final steps to completing...
Vogtle-4 hits start-up milestone
Georgia Power’s Vogtle-4, located near Waynesboro, Ga., reached initial criticality this week, hitting a major milestone in the start-up of the reactor.The company announced the news on...
Vogtle-4 startup delayed to Q2
The long-awaited fourth unit at Plant Vogtle has hit another delay.Atlanta-based Southern Co. announced last week that vibrations in the cooling system in Unit 4 require additional work that...
Southern’s Tom Fanning to retire
Tom Fanning, Southern Company board executive chairman and the man who helmed the firm during construction of the two new AP1000 reactors at Georgia’s Vogtle nuclear plant, will retire...
NRC releases decommissioned Zion site for unrestricted use
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has released for “unrestricted use” most of the land on and around where the Zion nuclear power plant once operated in northeastern Illinois. This means...
Implementation of advanced PRIME fuel features
Operating costs for nuclear units have grown significantly since the start of the commercial nuclear power industry. For nuclear power generation to remain competitive, process efficiencies...
Georgia Power to pay Vogtle co-owner for project cost overruns
Georgia Power, primary owner of the Vogtle nuclear plant, announced last Friday that it will pay $413 million to settle a lawsuit brought against it last year by plant co-owner Oglethorpe...
Vogtle-2 okayed for ATF enriched to 6 percent
Southern Nuclear last Friday announced that its Vogtle Unit 2 reactor has become the first U.S. commercial reactor to be authorized by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to use accident...