Community Group Created to Advise Three Mile Island Cleanup

Rachel McDevittMarch 26, 2021

A citizens committee will now help guide the decommissioning of the plant’s infamous Unit 2 reactor, which partially melted down in 1979. One question is what should be done with the radioactive waste.

Energy

Federal Agency Approves Transfer of TMI-2 for Decommissioning

Rachel McDevittDecember 4, 2020

The partial meltdown of the Three Mile Island reactor is still the country’s most serious accident at a nuclear power plant.

Energy

Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station to Stay Open Because of Pa’s Climate Plan

Reid FrazierMarch 16, 2020

New owners say they won't close the plant, as long as the Governor's cap-and-trade plan goes through.

Climate ChangeEnergy

Thyroid Cancer Study Re-Ignites Debate over Three Mile Island Accident

Brett SholtisJanuary 3, 2020

Many thyroid cancer patients point to the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island 40 years ago as the cause of their disease. A Penn State College of Medicine study shows a correlation.

EnergyHealth

Can we save nuclear energy by loosening safety standards?

Julie GrantAugust 16, 2019

The federal government is proposing some safety rollbacks for nuclear energy plants. Even nuclear supporters are worried.

EnergyPodcasts

Three Mile Island Will Close Sept. 30, as Nuclear Rescue Legislation Stalls in Harrisburg

Marie CusickMay 10, 2019

Some 600 workers will be out of a job. The company says nuclear energy should be valued as a source of carbon-free electricity.

Climate ChangeEnergy

Nuclear Subsidies Face an Uphill Battle in Pennsylvania

Marie CusickMay 3, 2019

The legacy of Three Mile Island and political support for the gas industry make subsidies to keep nuclear plants open a hard sell.

EconomyEnergy

Pennsylvania Commits to Paris Agreement Climate Goals

Susan PhillipsApril 29, 2019

Pennsylvania becomes the 24th state to join the U.S. Climate Alliance. Its climate action plan calls for 80 percent carbon cuts by 2050.

Climate ChangeEnergyPolitics

Political Fight Begins Over Bill to Rescue Pennsylvania Nuclear Industry

Marie CusickApril 10, 2019

Gas Industry, consumer advocates and environmental groups oppose the $500 million annual subsidy to keep two nuclear power plants from closing early.

EnergyPolitics

State Senate Introduces Its Own Nuclear Bailout Bill

Marie CusickApril 5, 2019

The Senate bill is similar to the $500 million proposal from House last month. The Senate bill recognizes nuclear energy as carbon free and adds it to the state’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard.

EnergyPolitics