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Constellation Energy has entered into a partnership with state-owned EDF to construct a third reactor at Calvert Cliffs based on Areva’s EPR design. Current Areva projects are slipping behind schedule and EDF has raised the projected cost of Flamanville by … Continue reading →

First Energy and Allegheny Energy have filed applications with FERC and the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) for permission to merge their companies. The prospect of this merger raises many issues for Marylanders who hope that the PSC will fully … Continue reading →

Maybe you are one of those folks who decided not to worry about the new wave of applications to build nuclear power stations.  After all, nuclear plants have low carbon emissions which is good for stabilizing our grandchildren’s climate, right? … Continue reading →

Earlier this year, a Constellation-EDF joint venture won permission from the Maryland Public Service Commission to build a third reactor at Calvert Cliffs, based on Areva’s EPR reactor design.  (The fate of the Constellation-EDF financial merger should be resolved soon.) … Continue reading →

Marylanders will always be grateful for the appearance of the French fleet at the battle of Yorktown near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay which ended the British occupation. The benefits of EDF’s wheeling and dealing with Constellation Energy have … Continue reading →