The importance of preserving the existing US nuclear fleet was underlined by scenarios released by the US ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Information Administration (EIA). Accelerated retirement of nuclear, instead of coal, could see annual CO2 emissions 500 million tonnes higher by 2040.
DTE ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß has applied to the US nuclear regulator for a 20-year extension to the operating licence of the Fermi 2 plant in Michigan. If granted, the single-unit plant could operate until 2045.
Workers investigating the radiological release in the underground Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico have found no evidence of a roof collapse but could not explain the discovery of damage to several bags of backfill.%2048.jpg "WIPP (DOE) 48")
While the cause of the radiological release at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico is still being investigated, a preliminary report by the US Department of ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏßÌý(DoE) has already identified corrective actions that should be taken.
The USA's only floating nuclear power plant will be decommissioned by CB&I under a $34.7 million contract. The MH-1A reactor provided power to the Panama Canal zone before being shut down in 1976.