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The nuclear power industry has a problem. It has no way to dispose of spent nuclear fuel rods, which are high-level nuclear waste.Since 1987, the plan was…
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The Next IdeaMichiganders might be using electricity the wrong way. A new report indicates Michigan might be able to meet projected energy shortfalls if…
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We're coming up on the 50th anniversary of the partial meltdown at the Fermi 1 nuclear power plant next to Lake Erie. The plant, located a few miles…
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A steam line rupture at a nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan forced a utility to shut down one of the two units early Wednesday morning.Indiana…
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The Palisades nuclear plant shut down this morning. The plant near South Haven was scheduled to shut down Sunday, according to a plant spokeswoman, but it…
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The Bruce Nuclear site sits across Lake Huron from Michigan’s Thumb region.Ontario Power Generation wants to bury some of its nuclear waste on the site in…
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Canadian officials will open a public hearing Tuesday looking at plans for a nuclear waste storage facility very close to Lake Huron. Ontario Power…
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DTE and Consumers Energy electric customers may notice a slight dip in their monthly bills.Since 1982, utilities have tacked on a 15 to 20 cent fee on…
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Anti-nuclear groups oppose bills to define when deadly force could be used to protect nuclear plantsAnti-nuclear power groups are fighting a bill that’s working its way through the Michigan House. The bill outlines when security officers at nuclear power…
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Federal law regulates nuclear power plants in almost every way. But state law dictates the use of force to keep people off the property.State Rep. Al…