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Three Mile Island owner lays out reopening timeline in public hearing

Constellation provided a timeline for restarting the plant during a public meeting Friday with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

By Rachel McDevitt

Fear, hope among mixed reactions as Three Mile Island plans to restart

TMI’s restart is being hailed by those who want to cut climate pollution, but itā€™s opposed by people concerned about the risks of radiation from nuclear power and waste.

By Rachel McDevitt

Pa. activists try to head off nuclear restart at Three Mile Island

TMI Unit 1 owner Constellation said this summer it would be technically possible to repower the plant, but it does not have concrete plans to restart it.

By Rachel McDevitt

Three Mile Island considers nuclear restart as Pa. lawmakers look to new tech to meet demand

Power demand is growing now with the rise of data centers and new technology

By Rachel McDevitt

Three Mile Island enters new phase of cleanup

Three Mile Island Unit 2 is moving into an active clean-up period known as DECON.

By Rachel McDevitt

Coronavirus cases at Limerick nuclear station raised concern. Pa. plants say they’re working to prevent outbreaks during refueling outages

After two workers test positive at Limerick, energy companies require social distancing and test workers for symptoms
By Jon Hurdle

Owners of Pa.’s Beaver Valley nuclear power station will keep it open because of state’s climate plan

New owners say they won't close the plant, as long as cap-and-trade plan goes through
By Reid Frazier

Three Mile Island wants to end siren tests, radiation monitoring as part of reduced emergency planning role

If the request is granted, the 10-mile evacuation zone surrounding TMI would cease to exist.
By David Wenner/PennLive

With TMI closed, nuclear advocatesā€™ concern shifts to Pa.ā€™s other plants

Those who support nuclear worry that without tax breaks, the plants will be shut out of a competitive energy market
By Katie Meyer

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