Record-low Danube River levels threaten shutdown of Hungary's nuclear plant
Three of four units of Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant were not in operation and the fourth was operating at about 50%, as of Wednesday morning.
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Three of four units of Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant were not in operation and the fourth was operating at about 50%, as of Wednesday morning.
Nine Illinois communities have come forward to say they're interested in hosting new nuclear power plants after Gov. JB Pritzker lifted the state moratorium at the start of this year.
A law originally enacted to keep the state's nuclear fleet profitable is instead giving relief to energy customers due to rising power costs and increased federal subsidies for nuclear generators.
Eight people were taken to hospitals after being exposed to chemicals at the Byron Clean Energy Center nuclear plant southwest of Rockford, Illinois, on Tuesday.
Meta has cut a 20-year deal to secure nuclear power to help meet surging demand for artificial intelligence and other computing needs at Facebook's parent company.
The Will County Emergency Management Agency and Constellation Energy is tripling the amount of warm water being siphoned from the Dresden Generating Station cooling lake.
