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A robot’s attempt to get a sample of the melted fuel at Japan’s damaged nuclear reactor is suspended

A new start date is undecided.

The utility plans to build three new gas burning units at Plant Yates.

Fire sparks alert at Vogtle, but officials say no safety threat as reactors unaffected

The fire, which could have threatened the electrical supply to the heating and cooling system for the control room of Vogtle Unit 2, was put out by plant employees.

US appeals court allows EPA rule on coal-fired power plants to remain in place amid legal challenges

The EPA rule would force many coal plants to capture 90% of their carbon emissions or shut down within eight years.

In Wyoming, Bill Gates moves ahead with nuclear project aimed at revolutionizing power generation

Gate’s company TerraPower applied to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in March for a construction permit to build an advanced reactor in Wyoming.

TVA pledges more transparency after lack of notice it empowered CEO to make plant decisions

The nation’s largest public utility pledged to be more transparent after it took months to disclose that a general budget vote by its board last year also gave the CEO the final decision over several proposed natural gas power plants.

New U.S. sanctions against Russia ban uranium imports for nuclear power

About 12% of the uranium used to produce electricity at U.S. nuclear power plants is imported from Russia, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Vogtle Units 3 & 4 are the first two nuclear reactors built in the United States in decades.

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About 12% of the uranium used to produce electricity at U.S. nuclear power plants is imported from Russia, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administrati…

Vogtle Units 3 & 4 are the first two nuclear reactors built in the United States in decades….

Biden administration is announcing plans for up to 12 lease sales for offshore wind energy

Three of the anticipated sales would be for Gulf of Mexico tracts to be offered this year, in 2025 and in 2027. Central Atlantic area leases would be sold in 20…

IAEA team inspects treated radioactive water release from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant

The U.N. nuclear agency was able to complete its inspection despite a temporary blackout when some underground digging apparently damaged an electrical cable in…

New Jersey’s 3 nuclear power plants seek to extend licenses for another 20 years

PSEG Nuclear said it has notified the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission of its intent to seek renewed licenses for the Salem Generating Station Units 1 and 2, …

Georgia Power makes deal for more electrical generation, pledging downward rate pressure

Critics say the plan would let the utility build new fossil fuel plants without going through a competitive process….

$475 million in funding announced for clean energy projects on mine land sites

Kentucky and West Virginia – two state hit hard by the downturn in the coal sector – are expected to benefit….

Pennsylvania governor unveils plan to cut greenhouse gases, boost renewables in big energy producer

Under the plan, Pennsylvania would create its own standalone carbon-pricing program, with most of the money paid by polluting power plants going to lower consum…

Conditions inside Fukushima’s melted nuclear reactors still unclear 13 years after disaster struck

Since the disaster Japan has since introduced stricter safety standards….

Half of U.S. states join GOP lawsuits challenging new EPA rule on deadly soot pollution

A new Biden administration rule that sets tougher standards for deadly soot pollution faced a barrage of legal challenges March 6, as 25 Republican-led states a…

First drone probe of melted fuel inside Fukushima Daiichi reactor halted due to equipment glitch

The latest development delayed the probe to examine some of the molten fuel debris and other damages in areas where earlier robots failed to reach….

A small drone flies into a damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor for the first time to study melted fuel

A drone small enough to fit in one’s hand flew inside one of the damaged reactors at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to examine some of the molten…