nuclear power

NY haunted by closing of nuke power plant as energy bills soar, green mandates spark chaos

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NY haunted by closing of nuke power plant as energy bills soar, green mandates spark chaos

They nuked New Yorkers’ energy bills. New York officials struggling to meet the state’s ambitious green energy mandates amid rising utility costs are haunted by a fateful decision to close a nuclear plant that supplied power to the Big Apple and the Hudson Valley, critics told The Post. Indian Point Energy Center supplied 25% of … Read more

Wildfires scorch Texas Panhandle, prompt shutdown of Pantex nuclear weapons facility

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Wildfires scorch Texas Panhandle, prompt shutdown of Pantex nuclear weapons facility

A series of wildfires swept across the Texas Panhandle early Wednesday, prompting evacuations, cutting off power to thousands, and forcing the shutdown of a nuclear weapons facility as strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures fed the blazes. An unknown number of homes and other structures in Hutchinson County were damaged or destroyed, local emergency officials … Read more