nuclear energy /tags/nuclear-energy nuclear energy en-US Copyright Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:16:08 GMT A small town in rural Ohio is producing enriched uranium again. Here's why that matters /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-04-18/a-small-town-in-rural-ohio-is-now-the-only-place-in-america-producing-enriched-uranium Centrus Energy opened a plant at the old Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant last fall. Now, for the first time in years, the site is producing enriched uranium again. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:16:08 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-04-18/a-small-town-in-rural-ohio-is-now-the-only-place-in-america-producing-enriched-uranium Erin Gottsacker Piketon stopped enriching uranium twenty years ago. Now the nuclear industry is coming back /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-04-17/piketon-stopped-enriching-uranium-twenty-years-ago-now-the-nuclear-industry-is-coming-back The U.S. Department of Energy has spent over a decade cleaning up the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant. Now, the site is getting new tenants. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 08:35:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-04-17/piketon-stopped-enriching-uranium-twenty-years-ago-now-the-nuclear-industry-is-coming-back Erin Gottsacker Decades after the Cold War, residents near a uranium enrichment plant fight for benefits /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-04-16/decades-after-the-cold-war-residents-near-a-uranium-enrichment-plant-fight-for-benefits The Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant enriched uranium during the Cold War. Many nearby residents believe the plant contaminated the surrounding area and they’re fighting for benefits. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:55:52 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-04-16/decades-after-the-cold-war-residents-near-a-uranium-enrichment-plant-fight-for-benefits Erin Gottsacker Unions Accuse FirstEnergy Solutions Of Backing Out Of Agreements /government-politics/2019-08-07/unions-accuse-firstenergy-solutions-of-backing-out-of-agreements Several unions representing workers at the state's two nuclear plants are objecting to a new bankruptcy plan by FirstEnergy Solutions, saying the energy… Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:16:08 GMT /government-politics/2019-08-07/unions-accuse-firstenergy-solutions-of-backing-out-of-agreements Andy Chow Gov. DeWine Says Nuclear Power Must Be Part Of Ohio's Energy Landscape /government-politics/2019-04-22/gov-dewine-says-nuclear-power-must-be-part-of-ohios-energy-landscape Ohio lawmakers are debating a plan that would bail out the state’s two aging nuclear energy plants by charging customers more. Gov. Mike DeWine isn’t… Mon, 22 Apr 2019 19:00:47 GMT /government-politics/2019-04-22/gov-dewine-says-nuclear-power-must-be-part-of-ohios-energy-landscape Jo Ingles