Confidential Services, Inc.

09/15/2026

Approval advances support of excavation, cutoff-wall, and ground-improvement activities at the Palisades Energy Center

09/12/2026

The United States just powered its first hydrogen electrolyzer from a nuclear plant — connecting a 50-megawatt electrolyzer at the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Station in Minnesota to the plant's existing output, producing green hydrogen around the clock from zero-carbon nuclear electricity and delivering it to industrial customers in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul region who have been waiting for commercially viable hydrogen supply for a decade.

The Xcel Energy Prairie Island Nuclear Hydrogen Project, developed under the US Department of Energy's Clean Hydrogen Hub program, installs a 50-megawatt proton exchange membrane electrolyzer at the Prairie Island plant site, drawing electricity directly from the nuclear generator output and producing 1,000 kilograms of green hydrogen per hour — approximately 8,700 tonnes annually — for delivery to regional industrial customers including steel reheating furnaces, ammonia production, and fuel cell bus fleet operations across the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Nuclear's advantage for hydrogen production is maximum electrolyzer utilisation. Solar-powered electrolyzers operate at 20% to 35% utilisation — limited by daylight hours and weather. Wind-powered electrolyzers achieve 35% to 45% utilisation. Prairie Island's nuclear-powered electrolyzer runs at 90% utilisation year-round — the 10% downtime attributable to planned maintenance — producing hydrogen at a capital cost per kilogram that is 40% to 50% lower than equivalent solar or wind-powered systems at the same production volume.

The commercial hydrogen supply to Twin Cities industry validates the regional hydrogen economy concept that has been theoretical for twenty years. Prairie Island's hydrogen is the first commercial-scale zero-carbon hydrogen supply in the Upper Midwest.

America's oldest nuclear plant is making the newest fuel. Prairie Island chose hydrogen.

Source: Xcel Energy & US Department of Energy (DOE), 2024

09/11/2026

UPDATE: We’ve sold out of available tickets for this event. More dates will be announced soon.

Join us Saturday, Sept. 19, for a unique opportunity to explore the scenic coastal lands of Diablo Canyon, California’s last operating nuclear power plant.
Located along one of the most habitat-rich coastlines in the country with picturesque panoramic views, this guided bus tour is open to the public and free of charge. Registration is required. Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diablo-canyon-lands-guided-bus-tour-tickets-1999292299086?aff=oddtdtcreator

09/05/2026

The long-awaited arrival of a 500,000-pound transformer signaled Constellation Energy’s intent to restart nuclear energy generation at the former Three Mile Island plant.

09/05/2026

09/03/2026

JUST PEACHY 🍑: Did you know Peach Bottom Nuclear Plant generates almost 9% of Pennsylvania’s power?

Unit 3 connected to the grid for the first time on this day in 1974.

Since then, both of Peach Bottom’s reactors have had their licenses extended twice, clearing them to generate reliable power through 2053 and 2054.

09/01/2026

This photo captures history in the making at Palisades: the first eight nuclear fuel bundles loaded into the reactor vessel!

Fuel loading follows more than two years of extensive inspection, maintenance, refurbishment, testing, and equipment upgrades across the station and represents an important step toward returning Palisades to safe and reliable operation.

08/30/2026

Crews at the Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert Township have begun loading fuel into the reactor vessel, passing a major milestone on the way to restarting the facility. Palisades owner Holtec International says the process began

08/21/2026

08/21/2026

The Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Georgia is now the largest nuclear power plant in the United States by generating capacity. With four reactors, it has a combined capacity of about 4.8 GW.

Vogtle Units 1 and 2 began commercial operation in the late 1980s, while Unit 3 entered service in 2023 and Unit 4 in 2024. The two new reactors significantly expanded the plant’s capacity and made Vogtle the largest nuclear facility in the country.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Vogtle’s four reactors together can generate enough electricity to serve more than 1 million homes. Its large capacity and high utilization make it one of the most significant sources of low-carbon electricity in the United States.

Before Vogtle’s expansion, Palo Verde Generating Station in Arizona, with about 3.9 GW of capacity across three reactors, was the largest U.S. nuclear plant. Vogtle surpassed it after Units 3 and 4 came online.

With approximately 4.8 GW of nuclear capacity, Plant Vogtle demonstrates the scale of modern nuclear generation in the U.S. Its four reactors provide a large, steady source of electricity regardless of weather or time of day.

In 2025, nuclear energy provided about 18% of total utility-scale electricity generation in the United States, which translates to roughly 797 billion kilowatthours (based on total utility-scale net generation of about 4,429 billion kWh)

Sources:
U.S. Energy Information Administration - EIA
Southern Nuclear
Clean View