Nuclear meltdown

Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant To Close In 2019

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The Three Mile Island Generating Station in Pennsylvania, the site of the worst nuclear accident in the United States four decades ago, announced on Tuesday that it would close in 2019 pending major policy reforms. Exelon Corporation, which operates the plant south of Harrisburg, said it plans to close the station around September 2019. President … Read more

Fukushima Operator Eyes Plan To Clean Up Plant

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The operator of Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Thursday it will craft a plan this summer to extract highly radioactive fuel from the damaged reactors — a key step in decommissioning work expected to take decades. Operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) and the Japanese government have struggled to clean up the world’s worst … Read more