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Wisconsin company gets approval to build isotope plant
SHINE Medical Technologies has received regulatory approval to begin building a plant in Janesville that will make medical isotopes for use in millions of diagnostic tests each year.
Decommissioning nuclear plant a long process
The Kewaunee nuclear power plant may have been disconnected from the power grid, but the process to decommission the facility will take a long time.
Commission proposes civil penalty against Kewaunee plant owners
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing a $70,000 civil penalty against the owner of the Kewaunee nuclear power plant, which will soon be decommissioned.
Kewaunee plant closure could cost nearly $1B
The Kewaunee Power Station is scheduled to stop generating electricity next month and begin its plan to decommission its nuclear reactor — a move that could cost nearly $1 billion.
Nuclear waste being hauled out of Wisconsin plant
A massive project to remove decades-old radioactive waste from a western Wisconsin power plant is finally under way following five years of planning.
Safety grades improve at Wisconsin nuclear plants
KEWAUNEE, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s two nuclear power plants will be under less scrutiny from federal regulators because of improved safety grades. The two-reactor Point Beach plant and single-reactor Kewaunee […]
Groups oppose nuclear power plant expansion
TWO RIVERS, Wis. (AP) — Two advocacy groups have filed their opposition to expanding the Point Beach nuclear power plant. Wisconsin Citizens’ Utility Board and Clean Wisconsin, in a filing […]
Nuclear industry weighs off-the-shelf reactors
By Ray Henry AP Writer Atlanta — Power utilities are trying to buy the next wave of nuclear reactors much like a consumer buys a light bulb: right off the […]
Obama nuke plant loan reflects new energy strategy
By BEN FELLER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration’s planned loan guarantee to build the first nuclear power plant in the United States in almost three decades […]
Vermont nuke leaks renew debate over aging plants
By DAVE GRAM Associated Press Writer MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Radioactive tritium, a carcinogen discovered in potentially dangerous levels in groundwater at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, has now tainted […]
Former NRC Commissioner in Wisconsin to talk power (8:43 a.m. 11/5/09)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commissioner Peter Bradford is in Wisconsin on Thursday and Friday to talk about the costs of nuclear power. Bradford plans to speak on […]
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Wisconsin shipyard, Minnesota dock company sued over sunken freighter Minneapolis (AP) — The owner of a coal freighter that sank in the Duluth-Superior Harbor is suing a Wisconsin shipyard and […]
Today’s News
- Wisconsin lawmaker accepts award for helping pass DACA bill
- Plans for $107M Wauwatosa library gain momentum
- Trump signs additional tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and lumber
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 27, 2026
- Feds commit $5B to AI-powered research for construction
- Worker files NLRB complaint against Wisconsin painters union
- Lawsuit challenges Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program
- Sheboygan TID proposal targets public incentives of $5M or more
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 21
- State warns of workers’ compensation scam targeting victims
- Washington County housing initiative brings back young homeowners
- South Milwaukee apartment project canceled after financing shortfall
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)