by themidwest | May 3, 2018 | Announcements
On March 31, 2018, FirstEnergy Solutions — the parent of First Energy Nuclear Operating Company — filed for bankruptcy protection. As part of its restructuring plan, the company noted that it intended to close three nuclear power plants. According to published news...
by themidwest | Nov 11, 2016 | General Information
By press release dated November 17, 2016, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that it has detected a new record-high level of radon and is once again encouraging state residents to test their homes for this radioactive gas, a...
by themidwest | Aug 6, 2016 | Reports and other Publications
Earlier this summer, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released a revised version of its January 2015 study regarding Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM), which analyzed the...
by themidwest | Mar 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
By press release dated February 24, 2016, the Ohio Department of Health (DOH) announced that “[s]crap metal facilities in Canton, Mansfield and Massillon received shipments containing low-levels of radiation.” The Ohio DOH release stated that the exact source of the...
