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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has notified Exelon of potential penalties following an investigation spanning more than two years into the utility's nuclear plant decommissioning funds. "Based upon the evidence developed, the investigation did substantiate that a senior Exelon executive and...

Exelon will weigh whether to decommission its Oyster Creek nuclear plant earlier than planned if its economics worsen between now and 2019. At that point the New Jersey reactor would be 50 years old and at the end of a 2010 agreement related to its cooling system that called for decommissioning 10 years...

Exelon’s 2011 earnings met the company's expectations, executives said, thanks in part to strong performance from its fleet of 17 reactors. In a conference call Wednesday, chairman John W. Rowe said the firm’s nuclear operations achieved a capacity factor of 93.3 percent for the year...

A driver police suspect was drunk crashed into the front gate of Illinois' LaSalle nuclear plant Monday. WMBD news reported a 22-year-old man somehow collided with the plant just after 1 a.m. He was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and possession of drug paraphernalia and later released on...

The Shaw Group Inc. today announced it has renewed a contract with Exelon Generation Company to provide maintenance, modifications and construction services to its fleet of nuclear generating plants. Exelon’s nuclear power fleet includes 17 nuclear reactors in 10 sites; six sites in Illinois, three...

GEH to Provide Exelon’s Stations with Full Portfolio of Outage Services, Including Maintenance, Inspection and Fuel Reload Engineering GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) today announced it has been awarded a nearly $150 million integrated outage contract by Illinois-based Exelon Nuclear to help...

- Edited By Chris Reed - Six Exelon Nuclear reactors were listed among the top producing GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy-designed boiling water reactors (BWRs) worldwide in 2009. This recognition included: Exelon Nuclear's Limerick Units 1 and 2 near Pottstown, Pa; LaSalle Unit 2 located in Brookfield...

- Source NRC - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a request by Exelon Generation Co. to increase the power generating capacity of LaSalle County Station Units 1 and 2 by 1.65 percent each. The NRC staff determined that Exelon could safely increase the reactors' power output primarily...

Our employees took the proper action to stop the leak and safely repair the tank,” said Dave Wozniak, LaSalle Station site vice president. “We evaluated the structural integrity of the storage tank using ultrasonic testing equipment, so we could be certain that our team’s actions were...

Exelon and Entergy have announced plans to uprate some of their reactors. Shaw already provides fleet-wide maintenance services to these companies - By Linton Levy - During a presentation of Shaw financials, Shaw's chairman Jim Bernhard said that 37 reactors out of the USA's total of 104...