October 7, 2024

Nuclear Power

NextEra to Close Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant
NextEra Energy Resources announced that it will close the Duane Arnold Energy Center, Iowa’s only nuclear power plant, five years earlier than expected.
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Gas Industry Plays Defense at NARUC Meeting
The natural gas industry found itself on the defensive at the NARUC Summer Policy Summit as panelists debated pipelines’ resilience and cybersecurity.
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MACRUC Poses Choice: Markets or Preferred Resources?
Panels at the MACRUC annual summer education session focused on nuclear subsidies and the impact of state policy initiatives on power markets.
ICF, Nuclear Energy Institute
Counterflow: Pigs are not Flying
Steve Huntoon criticizes a recent study by ICF that used scenarios provided by the Nuclear Energy Institute
Western Reliability Margin is Thin, WECC Warns
Additional renewables and storage will not compensate for gas retirements in the Western Interconnection, a new WECC reliability assessment says.
PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: June 7, 2018
PJM is planning to add another volume to its Manual 14 series by splitting out the requirements for generation interconnection.
FirstEnergy Solutions, Energy Information Administration Electric Power Monthly, March 2018
Five Questions on Trump’s Coal, Nuke Bailout
Since President Trump directed Energy Secretary Rick Perry to prevent additional coal and nuclear plant retirements, the administration has provided no additional details.
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With Big Nukes Dwindling, Supporters Focus on Modular
Small modular reactors are more easily tailored to varying usage and sites, industry experts told the annual meeting of Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners (WCPSC).
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Dems Hit Coal, Nuke Bailout at House Hearing
A senior DOE official told Congress the department has no estimates on the cost of the coal and nuclear power bailout President Trump ordered.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Analyst: FERC Asserts Role in Handling Nuke Subsidies
FERC and the U.S. Department of Justice told the 7th Circuit that Illinois' zero-emission credits (ZECs) program is not pre-empted by the Federal Power Act.

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