by Chris | Apr 8, 2026 | News
The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) renewed the operating licenses for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant’s two units. The approval, announced April 2, 2026, authorizes each pressurized-water reactor for an additional 20 years of operation....
by Connor | Mar 19, 2025 | News
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) approved a second $56.8 million disbursement to Holtec for restarting the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Michigan, part of a $1.52 billion loan guarantee. The plant, set to be the first restarted U.S. commercial nuclear reactor, is...
by Connor | Nov 12, 2024 | News
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) denied a revised Interconnection Service Agreement (ISA) proposed for an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center linked to Talen Energy’s Susquehanna Nuclear plant in Pennsylvania. The proposal sought to increase...
by Connor | Oct 7, 2024 | News
Constellation Energy has announced a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Microsoft to supply electricity to its mid-Atlantic data centers from the Unit 1 reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania, which was retired in 2019. The deal...
by Connor | Sep 17, 2024 | News
According to the Department of Energy, over 60 gigawatts (GW) of new nuclear capacity could potentially be added at existing or recently decommissioned nuclear power plant sites nationwide. The report evaluated 54 operating and 11 retired nuclear power plant sites...