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FILE PHOTO: A view of the grounds at the Palisades nuclear reactor in Covert Township, Michigan, U.S., August 14, 2024. REUTERS/Phil Stewart/File Photo
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US report says corrosion at Michigan nuclear plant above estimates

Holtec found significant corrosion in Palisades' steam generators, prompting a $1.52B loan to support its planned reopening by 2025

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.

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."

FILE - Taillights trace the path of a motor vehicle at the Naughton Power Plant, Jan. 13, 2022, in Kemmerer, Wyo., next to a site where Bill Gates and his energy company are starting construction on a next-generation nuclear plant. (AP Photo/Natalie Behring, File)
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Next-generation nuclear reactors: Your questions answered

Ali Zaidi and experts at the Energy Department and Nuclear Regulatory Commission give an in-depth look at next-gen nuclear reactors

FILE - This aerial photo shows cooling ponds alongside Dominion Energy's North Anna Power Station along the shores of Lake Anna in Mineral, Va., Aug. 15, 2018. Virginia's largest utility said Wednesday, July 10, 2024, that it will explore the possibility of using small nuclear reactors to help meet growing electricity demands while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
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Seeking carbon-free power, Virginia utility considers small nuclear reactors

The utility will explore the possibility of using small nuclear reactors to help meet growing electricity demands while reducing emissions.

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Holtec files lawsuit against New York’s radioactive materials rules

Nuclear decommissioning company objects to state law banning New York's radioactive waste being discharged into the Hudson River.

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US lawmakers introduce bill to support nuclear fusion development

If scientists and companies succeed, nuclear fusion could be a power source that emits virtually no greenhouse gas emissions and does not create...

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