Pump woes cause shutdown of 1 N.J. nuclear reactor, power cut at another
The shutdown of one of four reactor coolant pumps caused the Salem 2 reactor to automatically trip off-line, an official says. LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK TWP. -- Pump problems have caused the shutdown of one...
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 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 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 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 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 ArticleNUREG-2195 Consequential SGTR Analysis for Westinghouse and Combustion...
(Source: NRC - US Nuclear Regulatory Commission) This NUREG-series publication has been issued for public comment. Comments will be accepted until August 8, 2016. To submit comments, please see Docket...
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 ArticleNRC Plans Public Meeting for Sept. 3 on Results of Inspection Conducted at...
(Source: NRC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission) No: I-14-033 August 25, 2014 CONTACT: Diane Screnci, 610-337-5330 Neil Sheehan, 610-337-5331 NRC Plans Public Meeting for Sept. 3 on Results of Inspection...
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 ArticleTalen to fix turbine cracks at nuclear plant, cancels new reactor plan
Allentown-based Talen Energy announced plans Tuesday for a brief maintenance outage at one of its two Susquehanna nuclear reactors in Luzerne County. Aimed to repair cracks in the metal blades of its...
View ArticleNuclear license transfer paves way for Talen Energy to go private
Allentown-based Talen Energy Corp. is cleared for sale to affiliates of Riverstone Holdings LLC, taking the competitive electricity generation company private. The final regulatory approval on the deal...
View ArticleUnit 1 at Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Shutting Down to Repair Small Water...
BERWICK, Pa., Dec. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Operators at PPL's Susquehanna nuclear power plant disconnected Unit 1 from the regional electric grid Saturday (12/13) because of a small water leak inside...
View ArticleTalen Energy to launch June 1 (EAP - Energy Association of Pennsylvania)
(Source: EAP - Energy Association of Pennsylvania) PPL Corp.'s power generation spinoff Talen Energy Corp. will launch June 1, the company said Wednesday. PPL will combine its PPL Energy Supply...
View ArticleUnit 1 at Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Reconnected to the Power Grid
BERWICK, Pa., Dec. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Operators at PPL's Susquehanna nuclear power plant reconnected Unit 1 to the regional electric grid Friday (12/19) after repairing a small water leak inside...
View ArticleNRC to take public comment on plans for new nuclear plant (EAP - Energy...
(Source: EAP - Energy Association of Pennsylvania) The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff will take public comment on the draft Environmental Impact Statement for...
View ArticleTalen Energy Timeline (EAP - Energy Association of Pennsylvania)
(Source: EAP - Energy Association of Pennsylvania) • June 2014: PPL confirms it will spin off its power plant and energy marketing business, combining it with certain power plants owned by New...
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 ArticleKakrapar plant leak exposes 'mysterious' chink in armour
By Pallava Bagla NEW DELHI: The nuclear leak at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) continues unabated more than a week later at the indigenously made 220-megawatt nuclear reactor in southern...
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