A Symbolic Act of Civil Disobedience at Three Mile Island Vigil
"Sometimes you have to teach the younger generation that they have to come out and cross a line to make a point."
Nuclear energy
Nuclear Watchdog Group Points to Possible Safety Issue at Three Mile Island
The group wants federal regulators to analyze a “potentially dangerous and risky condition” with new steam generator tubes at the Three Mile Island power plant.
Robots helped clean up Three Mile Island. That was just the beginning.
A young team at Carnegie Mellon University helped expand the fledgling field of robotics by creating robots to clean up the contamination.
Rep. Mehaffie Talks Up His Nuclear Bailout Bill; Opponents Line Up to Trash It
Proponents say it will stem climate change and help keep nuclear plants open. Opponents say it will hurt wind and solar and costs too much.
Read Pennsylvania House Version of Nuclear Bailout Bill
The bill calls nuclear energy 'zero emission' and creates new requirements for how utilities purchase power. The bill is opposed by the gas industry and consumer and environmental groups.
Lawmakers Seek Support for Nuclear Bailout Bill
As two plants are set to close prematurely, lawmakers want to amend the state's Energy Portfolio Standard to include nuclear energy.
Gov. Wolf Just Set a Lofty Climate Goal. What Will it Take to Get There?
Electric cars, nuclear power, cracking down on methane leaks, more wind and solar. It's going to take all of it and more to reduce carbon emissions to reach Wolf's goals.
PJM: There is No Grid Emergency (at least for the next five years)
The electric grid will be fine unless there's some extreme event like a pipeline failure during a winter "bomb cyclone." Then, there could be problems.
Report: Draft Memo Points to Trump Invoking National Security in Bailing Out Coal, Nuclear
The plan could cost ratepayers more in the mid-Atlantic region and guarantee profits for some power plants.
PJM Will Study ‘Fuel Security’ of Electric Grid as Natural Gas use Rises
The operator says it will take several months to study whether its system could withstand events like a pipeline shutdown, a cyber attack on a natural gas delivery system, or a prolonged cold snap.
