PPL Request for Transfer of Susquehanna Nuclear Plant Licenses Approved by...
ALLENTOWN, Pa., April 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Friday (4/10) approved PPL Susquehanna's request for indirect transfer of control of the operating licenses for...
View ArticlePennsylvania nuclear power plant in 'Hot Shutdown' over valve closure
A southeastern Pennsylvania nuclear power reactor unexpectedly shut down Monday night, and the owner was trying to find out why. Unit 1 at Exelon Corp.'s Limerick Generating Station in Montgomery...
View ArticleSneak peek: Black Diamond model train show open for holidays (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
There really is no way to count the hours that have gone into creating the model railroad exhibit spanning two floors at the Black Diamond Society of Model Engineers. With the Bethlehem group's 2015-16...
View ArticleESU Announces Fall Semester 2014 Dean’s List (ESU - East Stroudsburg University)
(Source: ESU - East Stroudsburg University) A total of 1,297 students have been named to the Dean's List at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (ESU) for the Fall 2014 semester of the 2014-2015...
View ArticleWhere you can unload old prescription drugs Saturday
National Take-Back Day offers collections set up across the Lehigh Valley for unused, unwanted or expired medicine. Communities throughout the Lehigh Valley and northwestern New Jersey are collecting...
View ArticleNational Penn merger receives regulatory approval, buyer says
The merger between Allentown-based National Penn Bancshares Inc. and BB&T Corp. has received all necessary federal and state regulatory approvals, Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based BB&T said...
View Article2 fatal police shootings in 2 days under investigation
Separate police shootings that left two men dead over the weekend in Northampton County remained under investigation Monday. The first of the two incidents occurred Saturday morning, when a suicidal...
View ArticleSee the candidates in contested Northampton, Lehigh county primary races
It's not just about the president in 2016 for Pennsylvania voters. Northampton and Lehigh counties both have contested races for state and federal office in the April 26 primary election, according to...
View ArticleNuclear plant under new ownership (EAP - Energy Association of Pennsylvania)
(Source: EAP - Energy Association of Pennsylvania) SALEM TWP. - The Susquehanna Steam nuclear power plant in Salem Township is officially under new ownership. PPL Corp. completed the spinoff of its...
View ArticleSocial clubs accused of violating Pennsylvania gambling laws
Pennsylvania State Police announced Friday citations against five social clubs, three other bars and a beer distributor in Lehigh and Northampton counties. The agency's Bureau of Liquor Control...
View ArticleSeveral hurt in Allentown accident, residents say (PHOTOS)
Several people were taken by ambulance from a multiple-vehicle crash Tuesday night in Allentown, according to nearby residents. It was reported shortly before 11 p.m. at South Fourth and West...
View ArticleIESI landfill tremors unrelated to gas-to-electricity plant shut down for months
A power plant that generates electricity from the gas arising from decomposing trash at IESI Bethlehem Landfill has been shut down since September, due to an equipment breakdown. But the outage at...
View ArticleNRC Assigns New Senior Resident Inspector to Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant...
(Source: NRC - US Nuclear Regulatory Commission) No. I-17-003 February 6, 2017 CONTACT: Diane Screnci, 610-337-5330 Neil Sheehan, 610-337-5331 NRC Assigns New Senior Resident Inspector to Susquehanna...
View ArticleNRC to Conduct Open House on June 11th in Berwick, Pa., to Discuss 2014...
(Source: NRC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission) No: I-15-028 June 1, 2015 CONTACT: Diane Screnci, 610-337-5330 E-mail: opa1.resource@nrc.gov Neil Sheehan, 610-337-5331 NRC to Conduct Open House on June...
View Article12k gallons of diesel siphoned in four counties lead to arrest, police say
The lead suspect in the theft of more than $50,000 worth of diesel fuel, in a scheme spanning 18 months and four counties, was arraigned on 20 felony charges Monday. Gregory L. Sportelli, 55, of the...
View ArticleDominion Virginia Power bringing reactor on line
Dominion Virginia Power was preparing to bring one of its North Anna Power Station’s nuclear reactors back on line Wednesday after making repairs to a leaking coolant drain...
View ArticlePPL Electric customers to see $7.55 monthly hike, under proposed settlement
We are in the midst of game-changing improvements in the quality of service for our customers." PPL Electric Utilities customers would pay more, though not as much as the company had hoped, under a...
View ArticlePPL Electric customers to see $7.55 monthly hike, under proposed settlement...
(Source: EAP - Energy Association of Pennsylvania) PPL Electric Utilities customers would pay more, though not as much as the company had hoped, under a proposed settlement in a rate case before the...
View ArticleTalen Energy posts profit in first quarterly earnings report (EAP - Energy...
(Source: EAP - Energy Association of Pennsylvania) Talen Energy Corp.'s first quarterly earnings as a stand-alone company stood out fairly well, the company CEO reported Tuesday. The Allentown-based...
View ArticlePower failure triggers emergency shutdown at Pa. nuclear reactor
A power failure at the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station nuclear plant triggered an emergency shutdown early Friday morning. Operators of the Luzerne County nuclear plant,...
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