At Least Three Dead in Explosion at European Hydroelectric Plant
MILAN (AP) – An explosion Tuesday at a decades-old hydroelectric power plant in northern Italy killed at least three workers and injured five others, the local fire chief said. At least four other people are missing. An explosion during maintenance work at power company Enel’s Belgium plant south of Bologna causes part of the nine-story […]
Ukraine war briefing: Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant targeted by drones for third day | Ukraine
Prime Minister David Cameron’s attempt to persuade Donald Trump to allow US Congress to push through $60 billion in military aid to Ukraine appears to have failed.After the British Foreign Secretary was not even granted a meeting with Parliament Speaker Mike Johnson, who could theoretically put the package to a vote. Instead, Mr. Johnson came […]
Org That Wants To Cut Carbon Emissions Sues To Close Zero-Emission Nuclear Power Plant
An environmentalist nonprofit that seeks to cut carbon emissions and promote clean energy is suing to stop the Biden administration from funding a zero-emission power plant. The Department of Energy (DOE) announced in January that it had approved a $1.1 billion credit payment to the Diablo Canyon Power Plant, a nuclear facility on the central […]
United Nations Body Again Warns of Risk to Ukraine Nuclear Plant
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog on Sunday condemned a drone attack on one of the six nuclear reactors at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, saying such an attack “Significantly increases the risk,” he said. It’s a large-scale nuclear power plant accident. ” Rafael Mariano Grossi […]
Ukraine denies Russian claim of drone strikes on Europe’s largest nuclear plant
A senior Ukrainian government official has denied Russia’s claims that its forces fired a drone explosion at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which Kremlin forces have occupied and operated in southern Ukraine since the start of the war more than two years ago. . Andriy Yusov, a spokesman for Ukraine’s military intelligence service, said the […]
Largest U.S. Egg Producer Finds Bird Flu in Chickens at Texas Plant
The nation’s largest raw egg producer has suspended production at its Texas factory after avian influenza was detected in chickens, the company announced Tuesday, adding that the virus had also been detected at its Michigan facility. It pointed out. Calmaine Foods, based in Ridgeland, Mississippi, said in a statement that an estimated 1.6 million layer […]
Largest U.S. Egg Producer Has Found Bird Flu In Chickens At A Texas Plant, Causing Temporary Closure
(Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) OAN’s James Myers12:03 PM – Wednesday, April 3, 2024 The nation’s largest raw egg producer announced it has temporarily closed one of its facilities in Texas after avian influenza was found in chickens. Officials also announced that the virus was detected at a poultry facility in Michigan. advertisement H5N1 avian […]
Cal-Maine reports bird flu in chickens at Texas plant, forcing temporary closure
Eli Berkowitz, owner of Little Lodi Farms, said egg farmers are concerned that chicken flu is “not going away.” The largest raw egg producer in the United States has temporarily closed one of its facilities in Texas after highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as H5N1 avian influenza, killed nearly 2 million birds. announced. Calmaine […]
Biden Admin Approves Massive Loan To Reopen Nuke Plant That Might Close Again Within Years
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced Wednesday that it would be funding a ten-digit loan to restore a 53-year-old nuclear power plant in Michigan that, due to regulatory hurdles, may close again after 2031. DOE has committed to giving Holtec, a New Jersey-based energy company, a $1.5 billion loan to renovate the Palisades Nuclear Plant […]
Biden admin to provide $1.5B loan to restart Michigan nuclear plant
The federal government will provide a $1.5 billion loan to restart a nuclear power plant in southwest Michigan, officials announced Wednesday. Holtec International plans to acquire and dismantle the 800-megawatt Palisades power plant in 2022. But now the focus is on reopening by the end of 2025, with help from the state of Michigan and […]