LUSBY — Constellation Energy Nuclear Group says one of two nuclear reactors at the Calvert Cliffs power plant shut down automatically after a malfunction. Calvert Cliffs spokesman Kory Raftery says valves that feed turbines in Unit 2 unexpectedly shut down ...

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LUSBY — Constellation Energy Nuclear Group says it has shut down one of two reactors at its Calvert Cliffs plant in southern Maryland after a malfunction caused a drop in power generation. A spokesman said Monday that a control rod ...

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SOLOMONS — Calvert County business owners and nuclear energy advocates support a plan to build a third reactor at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, saying it would help the local economy. The hearing held by the federal Atomic Safety and ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland board approved a wetlands license on Wednesday for work that would be needed to prepare for a potential third nuclear reactor at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant in Lusby by the Chesapeake Bay. The Board ...

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LUSBY — Constellation Energy Nuclear Group says one of two nuclear reactors at its Calvert Cliffs power plant is being brought back online after being shutdown automatically during Hurricane Irene. The reactor was shut down when a piece of siding ...

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SILVER SPRING — The Army is seeking public comment on the proposed decommissioning of a former nuclear reactor site in Silver Spring. A spokesman at Fort Detrick in Frederick said Friday that the comment period runs through July 29. The ...

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Already faced with high construction costs, extensive red tape, cheaper alternatives that make a return on investment unclear, and now the fallout from the damage to the three reactors in Japan after this month’s massive earthquake and tsunami, the hurdles ...

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