Nuclear News Roundup Aug 30, 2018 The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station is returning to full power after running at half capacity for most of last week because of unfavorable wind and tides. Patriotledger.com The operator of a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant under construction in northern Japan says it found a water leak earlier this month at one of its facilities. Japan Nuclear Fuel says an employee spotted the leak in the pipes of a storage pool at the plant in Rokkasho Village, Aomori Prefecture. Nhk.or.jp US renewable energy sources accounted for nearly 20% of the country’s net electrical generation during the first half of 2018, according to new figures from the US Energy Information Administration, and narrowly beat out that provided by nuclear power. Nhk.or.jp Bankrupt FirstEnergy Solutions and the FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. have convinced their creditors that spending an extra $100 million over the next three years to give generous bonuses to some unidentified nuclear power plant employees is a good idea. Cleveland.com
