…in Nuclear organization, provided fascinating insights into the ways that Exelon is using technologies like video streaming, improved sensors, robotics and smartphones to make improvement leaps in their operational and maintenance activities. Before dinner, I gravitated to a group of young men and women wearing Service Dress Blues and representing the U.S. Naval Academy ANS chapter. They were enthusiastic about their decisions to choose submarine…
…a press release announcing the expansion of a coalition that is opposed to Exelon’s effort to purchase PSEG (Public Service Enterprise Group). The group thinks that Exelon would gain too much market power and be able to increase already above average electrical power rates even more. While at the site, I decided to see what other activities are currently interesting the NJPIRG. On their home page there is a left hand column navigation area with li…
…Energy’s announced plan to retire its Ohio and Pennsylvania nuclear plants Exelon’s announcement that it plans to retire the Mystic Generating Station First Energy’s bankruptcy filing and the implication that it will affect its other plants The announcements were not limited to plants using uranium or coal, Exelon’s Mystic Generating Station is near the Everett LNG import terminal and also has onsite distillate fuel oil. A multi-decade, high-risk…
…nwillingness to build a long overdue cooling tower. Your thoughts? gmax137 Exelon filed a permanent cessation of operations letter for Oyster Creek. This is a one-way door; it is not possible to “revive” an operating license for a plant that has filed a cessation letter. They could conceivably apply for a new license but considering the plant began commercial operation in 1969 there is no way such would be approved. Rod Adams @gmax137 Exelon no lo…
…of a front page post to initiate a new discussion, especially in light of Exelon’s announcement this week that they have begun the process to close Clinton and Quad Cities. One factor that Mr. Rodgers did not mention, but which might be relevant in the flurry of recent closure decisions, is the financial statement effects and tax implications associated with operating assets that are either fully or almost fully depreciated. Additional Reading Sa…
…mple Exelon Corporation was among Barrack Obama’s biggest campaign donors. Exelon has donated $270,000 to his campaign thus far. Obama appointed Exelon CEO John Rowe to his commission on America’s nuclear future. Gee, no conflict of interest there. The absurd belief that no one will be harmed from Fukushima is perhaps the strongest evidence of the pattern of deception and denial by nuclear officials in the industry and in government. And also the…
…two decades. Aside: Cooper seems to be quite a fan of John Rowe. He quotes Exelon’s former CEO about a half a dozen times in his report. End Aside. What Cooper fails to acknowledge in his report, however, is that many of the risks associated with nuclear energy are financial and imposed by choices made by human beings. In contrast, the risks associated with all other energy competitors are often part of their fundamental nature; their weaknesses c…
…eration,” said Environmental Law & Policy Center director Howard Learner. “Exelon can’t do anything about the market price for natural gas, so Exelon is training its fire on trying to stop and hold off wind power and solar energy development” … Even if renewables make up only a small amount of generation, they represent a shift to a more decentralized energy system, less reliant on big baseload coal or nuclear power plants … Ongoing improvements t…
…te June 4, 2005: A Time For Opportunity and Caution May 1, 2005: BP versus Exelon April 26, 2005: Are Nuclear Plants Really Terrorist Targets? April 12, 2005: An Early Passion for Nuclear Energy April 1, 2005: Replacing Oil With Uranium March 27, 2005: Time for Plan B – Yucca Mountain Project Should Close Shop March 20, 2005: Nuclear Power for Galena, Alaska March 9, 2005: Too Cheap to Meter – It’s Now True March 4, 2005: Fusion versus Fission – D…
…ty-related economic analysis from the current executives at companies like Exelon, EDF, Dominion, Duke Energy, or SCE would be shocked to learn that nuclear power plants produce electricity for approximately the same long term cost as natural gas fired combined cycle gas turbine power plants. On a fair comparison basis, the above observers reported that the natural gas option creates “significantly higher long-term investment risk”. For me, the co…
…and ANS Nuclear Cafe Margaret Harding, an independent consultant who blogs at 4Factor Consulting Mimi Limbach, a partner at Potomac Communications Group April Schilpp, the senior manager for communications at Exelon Nuclear Additional Reading Cool Hand Nuke – Hurricane Irene caused no damage to any reactors in its path Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:01:28 — 28.2MB) Subscribe: RSS…
…t to your attention. Here is the quoted blurb about the discussion: Roger Coates, IRPA; Malcolm Grimston, Imperial College Centre for Energy Policy and Technology; Willie Harris, Exelon Nuclear; Wolfgang Weiss, UNSCEAR debate key issues for radiological protection. Moderator: Jack Valentin Thank you @arclight!…
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