Nuclear emergency zones in United States are adequate at 10 miles, federal...
Federal officials rejected a proposal to expand emergency planning for a nuclear disaster beyond the current 10-mile radius around a reactor. The nonprofit Nuclear Information and Resource Service,...
View ArticleUnit 1 at Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Begins Scheduled Refueling Outage
BERWICK, Pa., March 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Operators at Talen Energy's Susquehanna nuclear power plant disconnected the Unit 1 reactor from the electrical grid late Friday, March 11 into early...
View ArticleTalen Energy's nuclear reactors restored to highest federal rating
Allentown-based Talen Energy Corp.'s two nuclear reactors in Pennsylvania were among 14 reactors nationwide with a 2015 performance that was below the highest level possible. Talen's Susquehanna Units...
View ArticleNRC to Hold Open House on April 27 in Berwick, Pa., to Discuss 2015...
(Source: NRC - US Nuclear Regulatory Commission) a3603e93-52aa-4cea-abfc-3e6265dbad03.pdf No: I-16-012 April 20, 2016 CONTACT: Neil Sheehan, 610-337-5331 Diane Screnci, 610-337-5330 NRC to Hold Open...
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,...
View ArticlePennsylvania nuclear power reactor shut down after malfunction
A malfunction in the coolant system at a nuclear reactor about 30 miles south of Allentown led to its temporary shutdown Wednesday, its owner reported. Operators at Exelon Corp.'s Limerick Generating...
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 ArticleTalen Energy laying off 131 workers at Pennsylvania sites
BERWICK, Pa. (AP) — Talen Energy plans to cut 53 jobs at a central Pennsylvania nuclear power plant, and dozens of other...
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,...
View ArticleNRC to Hold Open House on April 27 in Berwick, Pa., to Discuss 2015...
(Source: NRC - US Nuclear Regulatory Commission) a3603e93-52aa-4cea-abfc-3e6265dbad03.pdf No: I-16-012 April 20, 2016 CONTACT: Neil Sheehan, 610-337-5331 Diane Screnci, 610-337-5330 NRC to Hold Open...
View ArticleTalen Energy drops plans for new Pennsylvania nuke plant
BERWICK, Pa. (AP) — Talen Energy has dropped plans to build another nuclear power plant next to one it already owns in northeastern Pennsylvania....
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 ArticleSuperfund sites profiled in Lehigh Valley, northwestern New Jersey
Superfund, the United States' program for cleaning up the nation's worst polluted properties, turns 35 years old this year. Of 1,322 sites on the program's National Priorities List, New Jersey is home...
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 ArticleBB&T closing two branches, cutting 87 jobs in Lehigh Valley
BB&T Corp. says it is closing and consolidating two Lehigh Valley branches as part of its acquisition of National Penn Bancshares Inc. The company also announced Tuesday 241 job losses, including...
View Article13 Lehigh Valley businesses cited for liquor law violations, police say
Pennsylvania State Police on Monday announced citations against liquor-license holders in Lehigh and Northampton counties. The agency's Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement said it cited: SRAC Casual...
View ArticlePennsylvania teen was killed, mother is jailed, report says
Remains found in northeastern Pennsylvania were confirmed as that of a Montgomery County teenage girl missing since July, reports say following a news conference Thursday on the case. Grace Packer, 14,...
View ArticleRoute 33 bridges over Route 22 set for rapid replacement
An ambitious effort to replace 558 aging bridges in three years across Pennsylvania is coming to Northampton County. The public-private Rapid Bridge Replacement Project is taking aim at both the...
View ArticleManhunt continues in Pennsylvania police officer assault
Pennsylvania State Police at Frackville said Thursday night there was no update in the search for a man accused of assaulting a police officer Wednesday evening in Schuylkill County. RELATED:...
View ArticlePPL 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...
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