This past Earth Day, many USA member stations celebrated by holding planet-protecting events within their local communities. Below are some highlights of the good things our members are doing for the environment. Prairie Island employees partner with local high school for earth day activities Employees from the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant volunteered to make...

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Utilities Service Alliance member DTE Energy filed an application with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on April 30 to renew the license for its Fermi 2 nuclear power plant. U.S. nuclear power plants were originally licensed for 40 years of operation. For Fermi 2, the original license ends in 2025. A successful license renewal process...

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Reactor maintenance crews at USA member Columbia Generating Station guide in a multi-purpose canister in preparation for the site’s dry cask storage campaign. The last cask loading at Columbia was six years ago. This spring, nine new casks, each filled with 68 spent fuel assemblies, will methodically make their way to the Independent Spent Fuel...

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