Analysis – Trump’s Big Nuclear Reactor Push Raises Safety Concerns

Analysis – Trump’s Big Nuclear Reactor Push Raises Safety Concerns

Tim McLaughlin and Timothy Gardner (Reuters) – A massive nuclear deal announced by the Trump administration earlier this week gives the U.S. government a multibillion-dollar incentive to issue permits and approvals for new Westinghouse reactors, an unprecedented structure that critics say poses environmental and safety risks. Under the deal with Westinghouse Electric’s owners, Canada-based Cameco … Read more

Talen Energy announces automatic shutdown of Luzerne County nuclear power plant

Talen Energy announces automatic shutdown of Luzerne County nuclear power plant

The Susquehanna Steam Power Station is owned by Allegheny Electric Cooperative Inc. part (Photo via US Nuclear Regulatory Commission) One of the two nuclear reactors at the Susquehanna Steam Power Plant in Luzerne County automatically shut down Tuesday night as firefighters were dispatched to the plant, its owner, Talen Energy, told federal regulators. A company … Read more