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Contamination Found in Water Near Illinois Coal Ash Dumps

December 1, 2018 admin Coal, coal ash, courts, duke energy, EPA, Illinois, Legal & Regulatory, news, NRG, O&M, pollution, vistra energy

Analysis based on testing mostly conducted by energy companies shows that water near all but two coal plants in Illinois is contaminated with toxic waste. The Chicago Tribune on November 28 reported that a compilation of industry-supplied data from 24 Illinois coal plants shows harmful levels of arsenic, chromium, lead, and other heavy metals in […]

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Precision and Partnership Spur Innovations for Nuclear Project

November 4, 2018 admin Business, day & zimmermann, duke energy, feedwater heaters, lifting, modeling, news, Nuclear, O&M, oconee nuclear station, Plant Design, Safety, Technology, temporary lift device, top plant, welds, workforce

Replacing two 40-year-old feedwater heaters at a plant of Oconee Nuclear Station’s size and age was fated to be a complicated project, but through meticulous modeling and planning, and seamless

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Duke Energy Brings First 820 MW of New Florida Gas Plant Online

October 31, 2018 admin citrus country, combined cycle, crystal river, duke energy, duke energy florida, Florida, Gas, mhps, natural gas, news, sabal trail

Duke Energy has brought the first power block of its new $1.5 billion combined cycle gas plant in Citrus County, Florida, online. Duke said the facility located north of Crystal River—an area long known as home to the now-closed Crystal River Nuclear Plant—is among the largest combined cycle projects in the country, and it is […]

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Enviros Dispute State Findings on Coal Ash Spill

October 8, 2018 admin Business, Coal, coal ash, duke energy, earthjustice, environmentalists, hurricane florence, Legal & Regulatory, news, Safety, sutton power plant, Water, waterkeeper alliance

Environmental officials in North Carolina say their tests show that coal ash released from Duke Energy’s Sutton power plant in Wilmington during flooding from Hurricane Florence has not had a negative impact on the Cape Fear River. The state’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on October 4 said its test results on water samples collected […]

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[UPDATED] Breached Duke Energy Cooling Lake Floods Plant, Enters Cape Fear River

September 23, 2018 admin ccr, Coal, coal ash, duke energy, Environmental, hurricane florence, Landfill, news, sutton

Hurricane Florence floodwaters have breached a cooling lake dam at Duke Energy’s Sutton Plant in Wilmington, North Carolina, releasing water into the Cape Fear River and flooding the footprint of the gas plant at the site, which has been shut down. The company’s latest update signals mounting troubles at the site, where Duke Energy shuttered […]

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