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Balancing the Scales: Disparities in Decommissioning Practices for Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy

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Credit to Author: Janique Williams| Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2022 19:02:05 +0000

There have been historic initiatives within the U.S. to create a sustainable energy economy and to address major environmental concerns created by fossil fuels. The Inflation Reduction Act contains $369 billion in climate and energy provisions, which will have a meaningful impact on climate change. Meanwhile, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law seeks to remedy environmental issues […]

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Balancing the Scales: Disparities in Decommissioning Practices for Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy

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Credit to Author: Janique Williams| Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2022 19:02:05 +0000

There have been historic initiatives within the U.S. to create a sustainable energy economy and to address major environmental concerns created by fossil fuels. The Inflation Reduction Act contains $369 billion in climate and energy provisions, which will have a meaningful impact on climate change. Meanwhile, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law seeks to remedy environmental issues […]

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Palisades Nuclear Power Plant Closes After 50 Years of Operation, Employees Leave with Pride

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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 17:34:39 +0000

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After more than 50 years of operation, the Palisades nuclear power plant was taken offline for the final time on May 20. The station was scheduled to be permanently shut down on May 31, but plant operators “made the conservative decision to shut down the plant early due to the performance of a control rod […]

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Accelerated Decommissioning of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station: A Progress Report

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Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2022 05:12:00 +0000

Holtec is decommissioning the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. The company has a fairly aggressive schedule that could see site restoration work completed in 2027. This article provides a current-day status

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Well-Planned Retirement: Keys to Successful Coal Plant Decommissioning

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Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000

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Hundreds of coal-fired power plants are now retired or facing retirement in the near future, and utilities face a number of decisions. Are there commercial reuse options for the plant or the site itself? Are

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Removing Asbestos and Regulated Materials Key to Power Plant Decommissioning

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Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

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Retiring and decommissioning coal power plants is becoming a more-frequent occurrence around the world. The job comes with many challenges, but projects in the U.S. and UK have proven that remediation and

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The Power of a ‘Green’ Decommissioning, Remediation, and Redevelopment Plan

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Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Economic pressures coupled with new and proposed regulations to reduce air emissions and regulate cooling water use and the management and disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCRs) continue to drive the

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Watch Stack Come Down at Florida Power Plant

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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 15:00:37 +0000

JEA, the electric utility in Jacksonville, Florida, has been decommissioning the St. Johns River Power Park over the past year. A third implosion as part of the decommissioning occurred July 19, as a 640-foot-tall stack and two steam generating boilers were demolished. Friday’s work followed similar implosions in June 2018, when the plant’s two, 464-foot-tall […]

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POWER Notebook: GE Plant in France, Targeted for Job Cuts, Will Not Close

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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 19:56:07 +0000

The head of GE’s operations in France told a Paris newspaper that a French factory targeted for more than 1,000 job cuts will not close. GE last week said it wanted to make its operations in France more efficient and said changes would come at the Belfort plant in eastern France, which handles technology for […]

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