Sentences with phrase «nuclear plants over»

Despite rapid growth of wind and solar, it says, two - thirds of power generation will come from gas, coal and nuclear plants over the next decade.

In December, however, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) suggested in its 2017 Long - Term Reliability Assessment that power generation from natural gas — fired units and renewable sources such as solar and wind will provide enough electricity to offset closures of coal and nuclear plants over the next decade, at least.

Not exact matches

Impressive, but, over 35 years of the plant's operational life, the longer EDF is exposed to politicized nuclear policy, the more risk.

Separately, the Nikkei reported over the weekend that Hitachi will ask the UK government to take a direct stake in the company that is set to build and operate a nuclear power plant in Wales.

After the 2011 event caused massive damage at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Japan is understandably on edge over undersea earthquakes.

The closure of Hydro - Quebec's Gentilly - 2 nuclear power plant temporarily lowers Quebec's fiscal capacity, as measured under the Equalization program, which in turn lowers Ontario's Equalization entitlement over a three - year period.

Southern has struggled over the past few years with cost over runs from the construction of two new nuclear power plants (Vogle and Kemper).

Wildfire Burns in Fukushima «No - Go Zone,» Sparking Fears of Airborne Radiation EcoWatch A wildfire broke out in the highly radioactive «no - go zone» near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant over...

In 2017, Governor Cuomo made the controversial decision to spend over $ 7 billion in taxpayer money to bail out three aging nuclear plants.

The battle is heating up over a statewide electric rate increase to subsidize upstate nuclear power plants that pits Governor Andrew Cuomo against a coalition of «good - government groups.»

The Cuomo administration floated the idea of taking over the FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant via eminent domain, which helped un-stick a stalemate in negotiations over its sale.

Astorino, speaking with reporters on Monday after addressing the Conservative Party's annual confab in Albany, pointed to a federal law that gives the Department of Energy authority over the closure of nuclear power plants.

Anti-nuclear activists are blasting the state for agreeing to turn over about $ 1.5 billion it held in nuclear plant decommissioning funds to two energy companies.

OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego County leaders shared concerns and disappointment Monday over the announcement that Entergy plans to close the FitzPatrick nuclear plant.

While it is up to the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to determine whether plants are licensed to operate, the state licenses the facilities» use of river water for operations, and can theoretically put a halt to operations by withholding or limiting permission on the basis of concerns over water quality.

After a protracted battle with state regulators over water discharge permits, the Oyster Creek nuclear plant in New Jersey agreed to shut down a decade early rather than construct the cooling towers.

There is one nuclear plant Cuomo does want to close; Indian Point over safety concerns because of its proximity to New York City.

Englebright also questioned what he said is the «profound contradiction» of the state propping up the over 40 - year - old plants in Oswego and the Rochester area, while moving to close the Indian Point Nuclear Plant in Westchester, citing potential dangers.

The decision also is partly about saving jobs, as Cuomo told power plant workers at the FitzPatrick nuclear plant in Oswego during a visit over the summer.

Fresh off his re-election loss to Democratic state Senator George Latimer, Republican Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino is dropping his two lawsuits over the closing of Indian Point nuclear power plant.

Questions continue in Albany over a proposed subsidy that would keep upstate nuclear power plants open — including the James FitzPatrick Plant in Oswego.

Gov. CUomo this week rejected a plea for the New York Power Authority to take over the soon - to - close FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant.

``... Over the last few years, the NRC has reassessed nuclear plants in the central and eastern United States for their vulnerability to earthquakes, using new seismic data developed by geologists.»

Indian Point, the Westchester County - based nuclear plant on the Hudson River, is running a series of 60 - second radio spots in the wake of the devastating Japanese earthquake and tsunami that again raised concerns over safety at the aging facility.

The 650 - megawatt CPV plant in Orange County has already received a series of approvals from the Cuomo administration over the years, and is viewed by officials as key if the governor is to realize his long - term goal of shutting down the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Westchester County and replacing the energy it generates with other sources.

The city of Yonkers will pay an extra $ 3 million to keep its lights on over the next 12 years, according to a study of utility costs linked to a controversial Cuomo administration plan to bail out three upstate nuclear power plants.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo expressed doubt about a proposed plan for New York state to take over the financially impaired FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Oswego County.

Exelon has agreed to take over the FitzPatrick nuclear power plant from Entergy for at least another 12 years, «and keep it producing nuclear power for years and years to come,» Cuomo announced outside the Central New York facility as workers cheered.

Meanwhile, it was Davey who oversaw talks with EDF over the terms of subsidies for a new nuclear plant at Hinkley Point back in 2012.

Englebright also questioned what he said is the «profound contradiction» of the state propping up the over 40 - year - old plants in the Oswego and Rochester areas, while moving to close the Indian Point Nuclear Plant in Westchester, citing potential dangers.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) says the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Oswego County performed safely over the past year.

Lib Dem ministers face renewed pressure from their activists over a series of U-turns, particularly on university tuition fees and a new generation of nuclear power plants.

SCRIBA, N.Y. - Entergy Corp.'s decision to close the FitzPatrick nuclear plant in Oswego County will save the company up to $ 275 million over the next five years, company executives said today.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is «furious» with Entergy Corp. over its decision to close the James A. FitzPatrick nuclear power plant in Oswego County, and plans to appeal today to the company's chief executive to find a way to keep the plant operating.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday he does not want the New York Power Authority to take over FitzPatrick nuclear plant, rejecting one of the last best hopes of people who are trying to prevent the money - losing plant from closing six months from now.

The governor has clashed with Entergy over the company's effort to extend the life of its profitable Indian Point nuclear plant, the other facility it acquired in 2000 from the power authority.

Cuomo's push to shut down Indian Point contrasts with the up to $ 7 billion ratepayer subsidy nuclear power plants in upstate New York are set to receive over 12 years, though the move likely figured into Indian Point's closure.

Hawkins has held news conferences all over the state on such topics as shutting down nuclear power plants and banning the planting of genetically modified crops.

These electrical surges infiltrated power grids all over North America and northern Europe, and even destroyed a transformer at a nuclear power plant in New Jersey.

The crisis at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is far from over.

Questions over safety, disposal of waste and the possibility that plants could make material suitable for weapons have slowed the spread of nuclear technology

The original application for the GE Hitachi plant in 2009 set off a protracted debate over whether the NRC, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, sufficiently weighs proliferation risks when licensing new types of enrichment technology (See «Laser plant offers cheap way to make nuclear fuel»).

Last year managers agreed to a road map for decommissioning the site over the next 30 to 40 years that calls for removing melted nuclear fuel masses and demolishing the plant's four reactor halls at a cost that could top $ 9 billion.

Transfers of casks from operating reactors could follow, and the report authors said that would help resolve a long - running court dispute over payments nuclear plant operators are required to make to the federal government in return for federal storage of the spent fuel — a bargain the federal government has not kept.

LONDON (Reuters)- Europe's ageing nuclear fleet will undergo more prolonged outages over the next few years, reducing the reliability of power supply and costing plant operators many millions of dollars.

«We have to take care, because there are huge amounts of materials around the Fukushima nuclear plant,» he says, concerned that radioactive materials in the debris could be released into the atmosphere all over again if ignited.

Europe's ageing nuclear fleet will undergo more prolonged outages over the next few years, reducing the reliability of power supply and costing plant operators many millions of dollars

While the average U.S. nuclear plant in 1980 had a capacity factor of less than 60 percent, today's average is over 90 percent.

«The Germans couldn't quite figure out what to do with it,» Clements said.German officials have been embroiled in a fight over who will pay for clean - up of nuclear waste from nine remaining decommissioned nuclear plants.

The prevailing winds are indeed heading east over the Pacific from Japan, but the vast majority of radioactive material will rain down into the ocean within a few hundred kilometers of the nuclear plant.