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Source: Reuters

California’s only nuclear plant gets state approval for 5-year extension

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California’s utilities regulator on Thursday granted a five-year extension to operate Pacific Gas and Electric’s PCG.N Diablo Canyon power plant, the state’s only nuclear facility, to avoid electricity shortages during extreme weather events.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) …

December 15, 2023 - 2:30 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, Nuclear
Source: Reuters

California lawmakers extend the life of the state’s last nuclear power plant

NPR


Citing searing summer temperatures and expected energy shortages, California lawmakers approved legislation aimed at extending the life of the state’s last-operating nuclear power plant.

The Diablo Canyon plant – the state’s largest single source of electricity – had been …

September 1, 2022 - 12:30 pm Crude Oil News, Energy News, Nuclear
Source: Reuters

Russian-held nuclear plant disconnects from Ukraine grid for first time – Energoatom

US News


KYIV  -Ukraine’s Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was completely disconnected from the Ukrainian grid for the first time ever on Thursday after nearby fires interfered with power lines, state nuclear company Energoatom said.

 

It said that fires

August 25, 2022 - 12:30 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, Nuclear, Russia
Source: Houston Chronicle

Renewables can’t get grid to net zero alone, MIT scientists say

Source: Houston Chronicle


WASHINGTON – Getting the power grid to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 will be far less costly if nuclear power, along with wind and solar energy, can be expanded, according to scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of …

Bechtel Achieves Milestone at Only Nuclear Plant Under Construction in U.S.

Bechtel Achieves Milestone at Only Nuclear Plant Under Construction in U.S.

Bechtel Completes Major Milestone at the Only Nuclear Plant Under Construction in U.S.

March 25, 2019 - 6:08 am Closing Bell Story‎, Press Releases