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…mation Act? Just an idea that might be worth looking into). And what about Exelon? There was no one from Exelon Corporation at the Zion event. Why? Exelon knows there are questions that demand answers. Exelon Corporation has shut up like a clam. Transparency and openness have been lacking from the beginning with its decision to take Zion ‘s power off the electrical grid. I proceeded to ask about security at the Zion Plant. The Zion Plant has had m…

…istopher Lauzen, who has decided to formally ask Mr. John Rowe, the CEO of Exelon, to provide his side of the story. So far, Exelon has not responded to that letter, which is dated November 24, 2010. In addition to those efforts, Nancy has been participating in as many Internet discussions as she can find that relate to electricity production in her state and region. Like many atomic energy advocates that are concerned about the environment, she w…

…new plant. That is why it makes me and some other people curious about why Exelon is in such a hurry to turn over the SAFESTOR license for Zion to EnergySolutions so that the plant can be destroyed. There is apparently a fair amount of questioning going on in Northern Illinois, but so far Exelon’s response is that a restart is not an option. I am not as surprised as some other people because I have learned from some very good teachers about the la…

…announcing their mPower™ modular reactor. In the above video, he describes Exelon’s analysis of some of the potential benefits that can come from modular reactors and he describes Exelon’s involvement in the mPower™ industry advisory council. In one of the strange ways that intellectual activity works, I had just finished processing this clip when I read an article in the Dallas Morning News titled Nuclear Power 101: What all those unintelligible…

…sts to run coal plants go up. That drives energy prices higher, benefiting Exelon, since 92% of its power comes from low carbon-emitting nuclear plants that won’t suffer the same higher costs as coal plants. “Exelon wins sooner or later,” Rowe says. “It may just be after I retire,” at the end of 2012. Read that last sentence again carefully. “Exelon wins. . .” I recognize that Americans have been carefully taught that winning is the only thing and…

…ure will bring? There is no rush and no regulatory requirement that forces Exelon to destroy Zion now, especially when a little patience might bring some significant long-term rewards. In my correspondence with representatives of the company, Exelon continues to maintain that the plant restoration is “not economical” and also implies that there is no precedent for getting it relicensed. On February 22, 2011, the NRC hosted a public meeting on the…