Commercial Decommissioning

Residents in Massachusetts are petitioning Gov. Charlie Baker to support expeditious transfer of spent fuel at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station to dry storage. Cape Downwinders — a group of residents from Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket – has been circulating a petition to advance advisory questions to local ballots this spring and fall […]

A group representing 13 employees at the shuttered Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant has filed a motion to intervene in the Vermont Public Service Board’s review of Entergy’s pending sale of the facility to decommissioning specialist NorthStar Group Services. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 300 (IBEW) filed the motion on Monday with […]

Power company Entergy on Wednesday reported a $583.6 million loss for 2016, a massive dropoff from the $176.6 million loss reported for 2015. The utility reported a $1.8 billion loss for the fourth quarter, compared to a $99.6 million gain for the same time period in 2015. In discussing the loss in a statement, Chairman […]

U.S. The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station returned to the grid Sunday, following a malfunction with the Massachusetts plant’s condenser system and operator Entergy’s decision to power the facility down ahead of winter storm Niko. The 44-year-old facility, which is due to close in 2019, was reduced to 28 percent power on Feb. 7, after Entergy […]

Power company Entergy on Wednesday reported a $583.6 million loss for 2016, a massive dropoff from the $176.6 million loss reported for 2015. The utility reported a $1.8 billion loss for the fourth quarter, compared to a $99.6 million gain for the same time period in 2015. In discussing the loss in a statement, Chairman […]

The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station returned to the grid Sunday, following a malfunction with the Massachusetts plant’s condenser system and operator Entergy’s decision to power the facility down ahead of winter storm Niko. The 44-year-old facility, which is due to close in 2019, was reduced to 28 percent power on Feb. 7, after Entergy identified […]

Selling off a nuclear plant to a specialist for decommissioning allows for a much more efficient process, an Entergy executive said Thursday in discussing a recent agreement. Entergy in November agreed to sell its Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant to New York-based decommissioning specialist NorthStar Group Services, a deal that is expected to shorten the […]

Exelon hopes to close its $110 million purchase of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant by late March or early April, a company executive said Thursday. Site owner Entergy had planned to permanently close the 41-year-old facility this year, but the two utilities struck a deal in August following the New York Public Service Commission’s (NYPSC) […]

The U.S. branch of French multinational nuclear company AREVA and decommissioning specialist NorthStar on Wednesday announced the formation of a joint venture for cleanup of closed U.S. nuclear power facilities — beginning with plants now owned by major utility Entergy. Accelerated Decommissioning Partners (ADP) is intended to offer the decommissioning and dismantlement expertise of both […]

Officials from Vermont on Wednesday requested a public meeting with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to discuss the potential sale and license transfer of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, as Entergy prepares for decommissioning. The Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel, which consists of local and state officials and lawmakers, penned the letter to NRC Chairwoman Kristine Svinicki. […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Tuesday fielded an onslaught of complaints from the public about the safety culture at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, following a controversial email leak in December that revealed troubling inspection findings at the beleaguered Massachusetts plant. At the request of a host of officials from the state, NRC staff held a public […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Tuesday fielded an onslaught of complaints from the public about the safety culture at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, following a controversial email leak that revealed troubling inspection findings at the beleaguered Massachusetts plant. In a rare move, and at the request of a host of officials from the state, […]

U.S. Entergy has withdrawn its plan submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to permanently shut down its James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant – a potential signal the utility is confident of closing the sale of the facility to fellow power company Exelon. The $110 million deal, which would allow the struggling plant to remain […]

Entergy has withdrawn its plan submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to permanently shut down its James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant – a potential signal that the utility is confident of closing the sale of the facility to fellow power company Exelon. The $110 million deal, which would allow the struggling plant to remain in operation, […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has agreed to meet with Massachusetts officials and residents in response to the public backlash following an NRC email leak that revealed troubling inspection findings at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R), the state’s two senators and nine representatives, and a long list of local lawmakers demanded […]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has agreed to meet with Massachusetts officials and residents in response to the public backlash following an NRC email leak that revealed troubling inspection findings at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R), the state’s two senators and nine representatives, and a long list of local lawmakers demanded the […]

Entergy said Monday it will shut down its Indian Point Energy Center by 2021, citing declining revenue and increased operating costs at the New York nuclear plant, which has been at the center of a controversy concerning bolt degradation. The utility plans to shut down the Unit 2 reactor in April 2020, followed by Unit […]

Entergy said Monday it will shut down its Indian Point Energy Center by 2021, citing declining revenue and increased operating costs at the New York nuclear plant, which has been at the center of a controversy concerning bolt degradation. The utility plans to shut down the Unit 2 reactor in April 2020, followed by Unit […]

Public Citizen on Friday requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reconsider its approval of the $110 million sale of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in New York from Entergy to Exelon. The consumer advocacy organization in October asked that the commission reject the sale, claiming the deal would adversely affect New York’s power market. Entergy […]

Following the leak of a Nuclear Regulatory Commission email disclosing troubling inspection findings at the downgraded Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, Massachusetts leaders are demanding a public meeting with the regulator to discuss safety at the plant. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, the state’s two senators and nine representatives, and a long list of local lawmakers penned a […]

After holding a number of protests outside the Massachusetts State House demanding the immediate shutdown of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, demonstrators on Monday will take their case to the plant itself. Cape Downwinders, a group of residents from Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket, have repeatedly called on state officials to demand that the Nuclear Regulatory […]

Massachusetts residents are again asking state officials to support calls for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to order that the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cease operations, following the recent leak of an agency email disclosing candid details of an ongoing inspection at the plant. Cape Downwinders, a group of residents from Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket, […]

U.S. Exelon has withdrawn filings with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission seeking to cease operation of the Clinton Power Station and the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, following Illinois’ passage of the Future Energy Jobs Bill. The withdrawals are more a technicality in what has already been confirmed. Exelon had been threatening the close the struggling […]

Southern California Edison announced Tuesday that it has selected an AECOM-EnergySolutions partnership as its general contractor for the projected $1 billion in dismantlement work for the $4.4 billion decommissioning of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). The news follows a 10-month selection process in which a Bechtel-Westinghouse team and Team Holtec also competed for the work. The 10-year […]

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Tuesday ordered utility Southern California Edison (SCE) to re-confer with interested parties to potentially adjust the $4.7 billion settlement over the premature closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in 2013. CPUC announced in April that it was reopening the settlement case, which ordered that state ratepayers […]

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Tuesday ordered utility Southern California Edison (SCE) to re-confer with interested parties to potentially adjust the $4.7 billion settlement over the premature closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in 2013. CPUC announced in April that it was reopening the settlement case, which ordered that state ratepayers cover […]

Public Citizen said Monday it will ask the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a rehearing on its decision last week to approve the $110 million sale of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in New York from Entergy to Exelon. Public Citizen in October asked FERC to reject the application for the sale, claiming […]

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) on Wednesday signed into law the Future Energy Jobs Bill, an energy subsidy package intended to stave off closures at Exelon’s Quad Cities Generating Station and the Clinton Power Station. “The Future Energy Jobs bill protects taxpayers, ratepayers, and the good-paying jobs at the Clinton and Quad Cities’ plants,” Rauner […]

Entergy has notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that 885 spent fuel panels at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Massachusetts are susceptible to degradation that could challenge their effectiveness by September 2017. The panels act as neutron absorbers. A decline in their effective use increases the possibility of fissioning reactions in spent fuel pools, which […]

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday approved the $110 million sale of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in New York from Entergy to Exelon, while also dismissing Public Citizen’s challenge to the deal. The consumer rights’ group in an October filing asked FERC to reject the application, claiming it will adversely affect […]