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Received — 6 October 2026 ⏭

Energy Firms Try to Squeeze More Power Out of Old Nuclear Plants

✇NYT: Technology
By: Brad Plumer and Rebecca F. Elliott
6 October 2026 at 15:37
It takes a long time to build new nuclear plants. So, some U.S. companies are looking to get more electricity out of reactors that already exist.

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Constellation Energy, the nation’s largest nuclear power plant operator, said it would spend more than $4.3 billion to refurbish 11 reactors at six plants in Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Energy Firms Try to Squeeze More Power Out of Old Nuclear Plants

✇NYT: Science
By: Brad Plumer and Rebecca F. Elliott
6 October 2026 at 15:37
It takes a long time to build new nuclear plants. So, some U.S. companies are looking to get more electricity out of reactors that already exist.

© Scott Olson/Getty Images

Constellation Energy, the nation’s largest nuclear power plant operator, said it would spend more than $4.3 billion to refurbish 11 reactors at six plants in Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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