PHOENIX (AZFamily ... early 40’s,” said Olsen. Nuclear power plants are fueled by uranium 235. It’s a radioactive element found in only about a dozen US states. Arizona is one of ...

Cheaper renewables and natural gas began edging out nuclear generation; the San Onofre nuclear plant near San Diego shut down in 2012, and Diablo Canyon near San Luis Obispo was slated for retirement ...

U.S. energy regulators this week denied a request to reconsider a decision that blocked an Amazon data center, connected directly to a Talen Energy nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, from ...