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tag | nuclear
August 6, 2021 | 3:21 PM
Demolition of two TMI cooling towers postponed until next year
Taking down the structures will mark the beginning of the end for a fixture of the central Pennsylvania landscape.
March 23, 2021 | 5:18 AM
Community group created to advise TMI cleanup
Decommissioning company EnergySolutions agreed to work with a citizen committee after state regulators objected to accelerated plans to dismantle the site last year.
December 2, 2020 | 6:40 PM
Federal agency approves transfer of TMI-2 for decommissioning
TMI-2 Solutions is one of a few companies that aim to turn a profit by dismantling nuclear sites using less money than what’s in a dedicated fund.
July 26, 2019 | 3:23 PM
Three Mile Island Unit 2, site of nation’s worst nuclear accident, to be sold, dismantled
EnergySolutions would buy the site from the reactor’s owner, First Energy. The deal does not include the still-operational Unit 1 reactor.
By Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania April 26, 2019 | 6:35 AM
Legacy of Three Mile Island accident, political power of gas industry makes nuclear subsidies an uphill battle in Pennsylvania
The nuclear industry says the power market isn’t built to consider a value like carbon-free emissions. But one state representative, for example, is balking at the projected cost of the subsidy.
