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September 4, 2024 | 3:24 PM

Pa. activists try to head off nuclear restart at Three Mile Island

TMI Unit 1 owner Constellation said this summer it would be technically possible to repower the plant, but it does not have concrete plans to restart it.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania
July 11, 2024 | 10:46 AM

Three Mile Island considers nuclear restart as Pa. lawmakers look to new tech to meet demand

Power demand is growing now with the rise of data centers and new technology

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania
October 27, 2023 | 11:26 AM

Josh Shapiro announces continued state investment in Pittsburgh-area nuclear energy project

By Julia Zenkevich/WESA

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May 11, 2023 | 6:08 PM

Three Mile Island enters new phase of cleanup

Three Mile Island Unit 2 is moving into an active clean-up period known as DECON.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania
August 30, 2022 | 4:58 PM

Why even environmentalists are supporting nuclear power today

By Uri Berliner/NPR
February 26, 2022 | 10:12 AM

Why Russia’s capture of Chernobyl might not be the biggest nuclear concern in Ukraine

Nuclear power facilities are built and designed to have very low probability rates of major accidents, but of the few accidents that have occurred throughout history, the impact has been enormous, including the 1986 event at Chernobyl.

By Wynne Davis/NPR
April 15, 2020 | 12:50 PM

Coronavirus cases at Limerick nuclear station raised concern. Pa. plants say they’re working to prevent outbreaks during refueling outages

After two workers test positive at Limerick, energy companies require social distancing and test workers for symptoms
By Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania
March 13, 2020 | 5:34 PM

Owners of Pa.’s Beaver Valley nuclear power station will keep it open because of state’s climate plan

New owners say they won't close the plant, as long as cap-and-trade plan goes through
By Reid Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania
January 3, 2020 | 8:03 AM

Three Mile Island wants to end siren tests, radiation monitoring as part of reduced emergency planning role

If the request is granted, the 10-mile evacuation zone surrounding TMI would cease to exist.
By David Wenner/PennLive
September 20, 2019 | 6:00 PM

With TMI closed, nuclear advocates’ concern shifts to Pa.’s other plants

Those who support nuclear worry that without tax breaks, the plants will be shut out of a competitive energy market
By Katie Meyer/WITF
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