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FILE PHOTO: The Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant is pictured from Royalton, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 30, 2017.   REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
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US looks to resurrect more nuclear reactors, White House adviser says

The Biden administration plans to restart decommissioned nuclear reactors to meet growing demand for emissions-free power.

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Rising electricity demand could bring Three Mile Island and other prematurely shuttered nuclear plants back to life

Can the $1.6 billion project deliver clean power as efficiently as expected, especially given the plant’s complex history?

Steam rises out of the nuclear plant on Three Mile Island, with the operational plant run by Exelon Generation, in Middletown, Pennsylvania (AFP)
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Restarting nuclear power plants: The unprecedented gamble in the US

US energy companies plan to restart two nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and transition to clean energy.

FILE PHOTO: The Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant is pictured from Royalton, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 30, 2017.   REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
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Analysis: US nuclear plants won’t power up Big Tech’s AI ambitions right away

Big tech firms should be wary of seeing nuclear as a quick fix to power problems, as regulatory hurdles and technical challenges loom...

FILE PHOTO: The Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant is pictured from Royalton, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 30, 2017.   REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
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Microsoft may pay Constellation premium in Three Mile Island power agreement, Jefferies says

Microsoft is expected to pay a premium for a power deal with Constellation to help restart the Three Mile Island plant.

FILE PHOTO: The Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant is pictured from Royalton, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 30, 2017.   REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
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US nuclear regulator has not gotten application for Three Mile Island restart

Despite deal between Microsoft and Constellation, no application for restarting Three Mile Island has been received.

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Constellation to Launch Crane Clean Energy Center, Restoring Jobs and Carbon-Free Power to The Grid

Constellation signs its largest-ever power purchase agreement with Microsoft, a deal that will restore TMI Unit 1 to service and keep it online...

The 1979 partial meltdown of Unit 2 at Three Mile Island caused panic in the United States and brought the deployment of nuclear energy to a standstill for a generation (AFP)
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US nuclear plant Three Mile Island to reopen to power Microsoft

The 20-year agreement involves restarting Unit 1, which "operated at industry-leading levels of safety and reliability for decades."

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Constellation’s Clean Energy Centers Faced Climate Crisis Head-On with Near Full Power Summer Performance

Fleet of 21 nuclear reactors generates enough carbon-free electricity to power the equivalent of nearly 15 million homes BALTIMORE (Sept. 18, 2024) — As...

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Ann Davlin Appointed CEO of Cleantech Leaders Roundtable

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Cleantech Leaders Roundtable (CTLR) announced today that Ann Davlin has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer. Davlin brings...

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