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Exelon gives up in struggle against antinuclear, pro-natural gas activists - will close Oyster Creek at least 10 years prematurely

December 9, 2010 by Rod Adams
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I received a depressing press release last evening. Exelon has announced a decision to close Oyster Creek in 2019, 10 years before the expiration of its current operating license. The company has announced that the decision is based on several factors. As the plant ages the cost of maintenance gradually increases; the selling price of... [read more]

Exelon calls Christie’s bluff

December 8, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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Utility will close Oyster Creek in 2019 ten years before the license is up Gov. Chris Christie (right) told a group of editors last week “he will decide by the end of the year” whether or not to require the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant to install $700 million in cooling towers in order reduce the amount of water the plant takes from... [read more]

The inside game at Oyster Creek

March 18, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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Environmental groups win if Exelon makes good on its threat to close the reactor Environmental groups in New Jersey are trying to force Excelon (NYSE:EXC), the owner and operator of the Oyster Creek nuclear reactor, into a corner. They’ve convinced the State of New Jersey to issue a draft water quality permit for the plant that would... [read more]

Update on nuclear energy in New Jersey

March 3, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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The future is getting brighter for reactors in the garden state New Jersey is one of the most urbanized states in the union on its northern half, but in the southern tier the pine barrens offer open spaces and shoreline sites for 3,984 MW of nuclear reactor power spread across four reactors. Three of them, near the Delaware Bay, are... [read more]

GE BWR's Like Oyster Creek and Vermont Yankee Were Originally Designed For Power Uprate to 620 MWe

February 25, 2010 by Rod Adams
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I came across an interesting statement in an article titled "Coal Industry Review" written by Alfred T. Wells, Jr. and published in the September-October 1964 issue of the Financial Analysts Journal. (I know, I need to find some more interesting hobbies besides digging through ancient magazine journal articles.) Here is the quote that... [read more]

Oyster Creek under fire over cooling towers

January 14, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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Environmental groups are not giving up on efforts to close the recently relicensed reactor A coalition of a half-dozen environmental groups, thwarted in their efforts to shut down one of the nation’s oldest operating commercial nuclear reactors, has a new tactic. The groups are pushing the State of New Jersey to require the 619 MW... [read more]

Beyond Electricity - Fission as a Source of Process Heat

March 7, 2009 by Rod Adams
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One of the great things about working in a city like Washington is the occasional opportunity to attend fascinating gatherings of forward thinking people. Yesterday I was able to take a few hours off in the middle of the day to attend a lunchtime talk sponsored jointly by The Heritage Foundation and Third Way titled Beyond Electricity:... [read more]