Illinois AFL-CIO releases updated nuclear impacts reportANS Nuclear CafePower & OperationsJanuary 11, 2021, 9:28AM|ANS News StaffIn response to Exelon’s announcement of the premature closure of two Illinois nuclear power plants—Byron and Dresden—the Illinois AFL-CIO released an updated version of the Brattle Group’s Illinois Nuclear Impacts Report.The report highlights the economic losses and environmental impacts Illinois’ and its local communities will face with the retirement of these plants, according to a January 5 article posted to the 23WIFR website.ExpandTags:afl-ciobyrondresdenillinoisnuclear power plantsShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Exelon CEO urges Illinois legislators to save nuclear plantsNuclear NewsPower & OperationsJanuary 6, 2021, 3:01PM|Nuclear News StaffCraneChristopher Crane, president and chief executive officer of Exelon, wrote in a Chicago Sun-Times op-ed, “The failure of national energy markets to support clean energy will soon force the premature retirement of two of [Illinois’s] six zero-carbon nuclear plants, putting thousands of people out of work, raising energy costs, and taking us decades backward in the fight against climate change."Crane urged Illinois policymakers to act quickly, as they face critical decisions about the future of energy that will affect the state’s environment, the economy, and the health of every family for years to come.ExpandTags:byrondresdenexelongreen energyillinoisnuclear energynuclear power plantsShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Local pol goes digital to save Illinois nuclear plantNuclear NewsPower & OperationsOctober 14, 2020, 9:46AM|Nuclear News StaffDemmerIllinois State Representative Tom Demmer (R., Dixon) announced last week the creation of a website, savebyron.com, devoted to preventing the early closure of Exelon Generation’s Byron nuclear power plant.According to the October 9 announcement, Demmer began working with the city of Byron, Ill.-based Wave Marketing to create the website following Exelon’s August decision to prematurely retire both the Byron plant and the Dresden nuclear plant, located in Morris, Ill., absent state legislation to aid the financially troubled facilities. Byron’s two pressurized water reactors are currently slated to cease operation in September of next year, followed in November by Dresden’s two boiling water reactors.ExpandTags:byrondresdenexelonillinoisShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook