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July 5, 2024

Nuclear Power

NRC
NRC Conducting Special Inspection of Davis-Besse
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is inspecting the Davis-Besse nuclear plant after a "complicated" reactor trip in July and diesel generator failures.
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New Jersey Supreme Court Declines Nuclear Subsidy Appeal
New Jersey’s Supreme Court declined to certify an appeal challenging an appellate court ruling upholding subsidies for the state's nuclear plants.
Duke Energy
Slimmed-down DOE Budget Wins House Subcommittee Vote
DOE had its 2022 budget request trimmed down by $1.1 billion by the House Appropriations Committee’s Energy and Water Development Subcommittee.
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Hydrogen May Hold Key Role in Deep Decarbonization, EPRI Panel Says
Panelists talked hydrogen at an Electric Power Research Institute forum session on bridging the gaps in a net-zero energy system.
​Daniel Case, CC BY-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
FERC Denies Citizen’s Complaint over Indian Point Closure
Another complaint aimed at stopping the shutdown of a nuclear power plant on reliability grounds met its end at FERC's monthly open meeting.
Duke Energy
NC Republicans Roll out Bill to Close Coal Plants, Add Renewables
Five of Duke Energy’s seven coal-fired plants in North Carolina would be replaced by energy storage and natural gas under a bill before the state House.
Prairie State Energy Campus
Illinois Senate Deadlocked on Pritzker Green Deal
Illinois Democrats' drive to 100% clean energy is hamstrung by a struggle between labor, green and environmental justice factions.
PNNL
Small Reactors Can Compete on Cost, PNNL Study Finds
Small modular reactors appear to be cost-competitive compared to other energy sources in the Pacific Northwest, according to a joint PNNL-MIT study.
Edison Electric Institute
Manchin Ruminates on Power, Process at EEI Conference
In an interview taped for EEI's Net Zero conference, Sen. Joe Manchin suggested he will oppose White House initiatives that add to the national debt.
TerraPower
Wyoming Welcomes DOE-funded Advanced Nuclear Plant
One of Wyoming’s four coal plants will be closed and the site repurposed for a 345-MW advanced nuclear reactor, officials said Wednesday.

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