Nuclear Power

Calvert Cliffs reactor shut down

2013-05-21 09:31:00

One of two reactors at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant in southern Maryland was shut down again Tuesday, the second unplanned outage in the past two weeks. Plant operators powered down Unit 2 manually around 5:30 a.m. after a steam generator feed...

Robert M. Douglass, Calvert Cliffs' chief engineer

2013-05-16 14:42:07

Robert M. Douglass, former chief engineer of Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.'s Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant, died Monday of cancer at his home in Port Republic, Calvert County. He was 88. The son of an electrical engineer and a homemaker, Robert...

Calvert Cliffs nuclear reactor shuts down

2013-05-09 14:22:34

One of two reactors at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant in Southern Maryland shut down suddenly Wednesday night after an as-yet-unexplained malfunction, a Constellation spokesman said. Unit 2 went offline at 9:47 p.m. after a shutdown of the...

Nuclear power is not the answer to our energy needs

2013-05-09 08:15:00

Dan Ervin's commentary on lifting restrictions on U.S. companies supplying nuclear power equipment abroad is completely misleading ("A nuclear opportunity," May 6). Nuclear energy is not, as Mr. Ervin says, pollutant free or carbon free. Government...

A nuclear opportunity

2013-05-06 03:00:00

Companies supplying components for the nuclear power industry are located throughout the United States, including a number in Maryland. These manufacturing firms have developed businesses providing components and equipment required for the maintenance and...

Annapolis man to head FEMA grant program

2013-05-01 14:24:00

President Barack Obama has named an Annapolis man to head the multibillion-dollar grant program through which the Federal Emergency Management Agency helps local governments prepare for disasters. Brian Kamoie, 41, will oversee a vast portfolio of...

Roy Clendaniel graduates nuclear power school

2013-04-24 00:00:00

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Roy C. Clendaniel Jr. has graduated from the U.S. Navy's Nuclear Power School at Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in Goose Creek, S.C. Nuclear Power School is a rigorous six-month course that trains officer and enlisted...

Nuclear regulators uphold ruling on Calvert Cliffs reactor project

2013-03-11 16:38:29

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission upheld a decision Monday preventing a French company from building a third reactor at the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in southern Maryland, but it offered glimmers of hope for the project's proponents. The...

Delegate opposes governor's wind plan [Letter]

2013-03-07 07:05:00

Editor: I know this story may be hard to believe, but the Governor wants to construct 40 wind turbines that are 80 stories high (think: Baltimore's tallest building) and 20 miles out in the ocean. This has never been done before.�The cost of this...

Dominion wins right to export liquefied natural gas

2013-01-04 15:54:35

A Calvert County judge brushed aside Friday a potential legal hurdle to exporting liquefied natural gas via the Chesapeake Bay, ruling that Dominion, the Richmond, Va.-based energy company, does not need the Sierra Club's permission to convert its LNG...

Nuclear blows away wind

2013-01-31 09:01:43

The primary motivation among environmentalists for developing wind energy is legitimate concern about the effects of climate change. Wind is alleged to provide important relief from the emission of carbon dioxide from electricity production. But without...

Nuclear power is far from safe or carbon-free

2013-02-15 08:15:00

I became frightened when I read the commentary by Norman Meadow ("Nuclear blows away wind," Feb. 1). I wanted to say so much, but my thoughts were running way beyond the commentary. Just one example: The reactor at Chernobyl still contains enough...

Palisades Nuclear Power Plant (WSBT photo)

2013-05-20 16:52:00

The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, which has been shut down since early 2012.

2013-05-06 15:53:51

A general view of the Bushehr nuclear power plant

2013-04-09 09:10:48