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Fermi 2 Power Plant Will Seek License Renewal
Officials at Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant said they have notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that they intend to apply for renewal of Fermi 2′s operating license. The current license expires in...
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Fermi Security Officer Shoots Self In Foot
FRENCHTOWN TWP. (WWJ/AP) - Federal regulators are investigating an accidental shooting involving a security officer at Michigan’s Fermi 2 nuclear power plant. A U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission...
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Report: Power Plant Didn’t Follow Safety Protocol
COVERT TWP. (AP) - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says a weeklong shutdown in September at Palisades nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan was caused by workers and supervisors not...
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Fermi 2 Back In Service Following Refueling Outage
NEWPORT — The Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant returned to service Friday when operators synchronized the plant to DTE Energy’s electrical system, following a safe, successful refueling and maintenance...
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Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant Shuts Down
FRENCHTOWN TWP. (WWJ/AP) - DTE Energy has shut down its Fermi 2 nuclear power plant near Monroe because of an excess of hydrogen gas in a cooling system for the main electrical generator. Fermi 2...
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Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant Still Down As Repairs Continue
FRENCHTOWN TWP. (WWJ/AP) - DTE Energy says it may take months before the Fermi 2 nuclear power plant returns to full power because of substantial repairs needed on a reactor water pump. The plant,...
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Proposed New Nuclear Reactor At Fermi Plant Clears Hurdle
FRENCHTOWN TWP. (AP) - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has found that environmental concerns are not significant enough to halt the construction of a proposed new reactor at the Fermi plant in...
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US Chides DTE For Errors Before Fermi 2 Pump Break
FRENCHTOWN TWP. (WWJ/AP) - A federal report is criticizing DTE Energy Co. for what it says are maintenance failures leading up to the June breakdown of a cooling water pump at the Fermi 2 nuclear power...
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Environmental Coalition Argues Against Fermi 3 Power Plant Addition
FRENCHTOWN TWP. (WWJ/AP) - An environmental coalition is making more arguments against a proposed addition to DTE Energy Co.’s Fermi nuclear plant in southeastern Michigan. The groups filed new legal...
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Feds Plan Special Inspection Of Fermi 2 Nuke Plant
FRENCHTOWN TWP. (WWJ/AP) - A special federal inspection is planned of DTE Energy’s Fermi 2 nuclear power plant this year because the Monroe-area facility’s reactor was shut down too many times in 2012,...
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More Problems At Palisades Nuclear Power Plant
COVERT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WWJ/AP) - Operators of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in southwestern Michigan say they removed it from service because of a water leak. The plant operators said they took...
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Radioactive Water From Palisades Nuclear Plant Spills Into Lake Michigan
COVERT TOWNSHIP (AP) – Seventy-nine gallons of “very slightly radioactive water” from a leaky tank at the troubled Palisades Nuclear Power Plant spilled into Lake Michigan over the weekend. According...
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Entergy: Radiation Rule Violation Should Get Lower Rating
COVERT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – Entergy Corp. acknowledges it didn’t follow some radiation safety monitoring procedures during a refueling of its Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in southwestern Michigan...
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Fermi 2 Nuclear Plant Shuts Down After Water Leak Detected
FRENCHTOWN TWP. (WWJ/AP) – DTE Energy Co. says it has shut down the Fermi 2 nuclear power plant after a water leak was detected within the dry well that encloses its reactor. Crews were shutting the...
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Regulators Approve DTE’s Plan For Fermi 3, Another Nuclear Plant
NEWPORT (WWJ/AP) – After a seven-year process, federal regulators have approved DTE Energy’s proposal for a new nuclear power plant in Monroe County — but whether it gets built remains to be seen. The...
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Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant Shuts Down For Evaluation, Possible Repairs
FRENCHTOWN TWP. (WWJ/AP) – DTE Energy Co. says the reactor at the Fermi 2 nuclear power plant has been shut down after a problem with a system used to cool auxiliary equipment. Utility spokesman Guy...
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