Deconstruction of buildings and structures outside the controlled area of the 670-MW Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts began immediately after Holtec International completed acquisition of the plant’s assets on Aug. 26. Enr.com

Ohioans are watching an unprecedented political fight play out over an effort to repeal a bailout of the state’s two nuclear plants. Cleveland.com

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) has granted $15 million to fund selectees for multiple domestic advanced nuclear technology projects. Dailyenergyinsider.com

A few weeks after Ohio’s state government arranged for ratepayers to fund a $150 million per year bailout of FirstEnergy Solutions’ Perry and Davis-Besse nuclear power plants, the federal government on Tuesday announced it’s giving a $9 million federal research grant to create a pilot program that will allow the Davis-Besse plant to produce hydrogen. Cleveland.com