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U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry answers questions during a media availability following a tour of Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. Perry said he was confident that Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratory will continue to play significant roles in the nation's weapons program.
October 25, 2018 | 05:32 PM

Energy Sec. Perry stumps for ‘all of the above’ energy in Philadelphia, Camden

By Susan Phillips
Scott Brady, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, speaks Friday at a press conference about an indictment against Russian military officials accused of trying to hack into the computer systems of a nuclear power company near Pittsburgh, as well as anti-doping agencies around the globe.
October 05, 2018 | 05:59 PM

Indictment: Russian military targeted PA nuclear power company in hacking scheme

By Amy Sisk
In this Feb. 25, 2010, file photo, an Exelon Corp. employee walks past equipment in the turbine building at the Oyster Creek Generating Station, a nuclear power plant in Lacey Township, N.J. Shutting down the site of the nation's oldest nuclear power plant will take 60 years and cost $1.4 billion, according to a plan filed May 21, 2018, by a subsidiary of Chicago-based Exelon Corp. and under review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
August 01, 2018 | 05:57 PM

Sale of Oyster Creek nuclear plant could speed decommissioning by decades

Environmentalists happy facility would be cleaned up faster than originally planned, but concerned about details
By Tom Johnson, NJ Spotlight
Three Mile Island nuclear plant is scheduled to be dismantled between 2034 and 2044.
April 27, 2018 | 06:00 PM

As nuclear power loses ground to natural gas, environmentalists are torn: Are the risks worth saving it for climate’s sake?

If nuclear plants close, carbon emissions are likely to rise. Yet environmentalists have opposed nuclear power over concerns including radioactive waste.

By Reid Frazier
FirstEnergy's Bruce Mansfield Power Plant in Shippingport, Pa. Photo: Reid Frazier
April 13, 2018 | 06:38 AM

FirstEnergy: If feds don’t help us, more power plants will close. Trump’s thinking about it

By Reid Frazier
The Beaver Valley station generates electricity with nuclear power in Beaver County.
March 29, 2018 | 05:16 PM

FirstEnergy says it’s closing three nuclear plants; seeks federal help

By Reid Frazier
Three Mile Island
January 22, 2018 | 07:12 AM

TMI’s future, federal policy in spotlight on Smart Talk program

By Scott Blanchard
Three Mile Island nuclear plant is scheduled to be dismantled between 2034 and 2044.
December 12, 2017 | 04:47 PM

Time running out to save Three Mile Island from early closure

By Marie Cusick
StateImpact
October 13, 2017 | 05:29 PM

Energy Secretary Rick Perry faces tough sell on coal and nuke subsidies

By Susan Phillips
StateImpact
August 24, 2017 | 10:22 AM

More than 200 TMI, Peach Bottom nuclear workers laid off, for now at least

By Brett Sholtis
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