Refurbished Three Mile Island Payment Structure Is Not Quite What It Seems
Two weeks ago, the news was filled with reports that Reactor 1 at the Three Mile Island nuclear generating station, which was shut down in 2019, will be refurbished and put back into service for another 20 years or more. Its sole customer will be Microsoft, which needs a lot of electricity to operate its data centers. Reactor 2 is the one that melted down in 1979. It is in the process of being dismantled.
Corrosion exceeds estimates at Michigan nuclear plant US wants to restart, regulator says
Holtec, the company wanting to reopen the Palisades nuclear reactor in Michigan, found corrosion cracking in steam generators "far exceeded" estimates, the U.S. nuclear power regulator said in a document published on Wednesday.
Hoodwinked in the Hothouse
Its title is Hoodwinked in the Hothouse: Resist False Solutions to Climate Change, is now in its third edition and can be accessed—for free— online. It was put together by “an international coalition of organization and activists,” relates the “Hoodwinked Collaborative” that “was convened to produce and distribute the groundbreaking publication on false solutions to the climate crisis.”
Report to members on Radiation leaks at the failed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS)
The following is an email report that we sent to our members and supporters on the three significant disclosures that were made by Southern California Edison at the September 5, 2025 San Onofre Community Engagement Panel virtual meeting.
Congress should pass the Federal Food Administration Act
FDA is supposed to oversee 80 percent of the food supply, but concentrates more on drugs, and has a track record of glacial action and many failures regarding foodborne illnesses. We should have a single, central agency whose one, clear mission is keeping Americans’ food safe.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sides with Environmental Groups to Review Seismic Risks at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant
In a notable and unexpected move, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Petition Review Board (PRB) has agreed to reevaluate the seismic risks at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. This action follows compelling testimony from seismic expert Peter Bird, Ph.D, prompting the board to prioritize safety concerns at the aging facility situated atop and adjacent to multiple thrust faults.
Earthquake risks and rising costs: The price of operating California’s last nuclear plant
Amid coastal bluffs speckled with brush and buckwheat, Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant uses this energy to spin two massive copper coils at a blistering 30 revolutions per second. In 2022, these generators — about the size of school buses — produced 6% of Californians’ power and 11% of their non-fossil energy.
Worker at Pilgrim exposed to enough radiation to set off alarm
A worker at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station has been exposed to radiation — enough to set off an alarm as the person went to leave the radiologically controlled area of the reactor building.