Three Mile Island Unit One reactor defueled; long storage period ahead - News - poconorecord.com - Stroudsburg, PA

Three Mile Island Unit One reactor defueled; long storage period ahead - News - poconorecord.com - Stroudsburg, PA: The nuclear power station on Three Mile Island has hit another milestone in its shutdown.Plant owners Exelon Generation reported that as of Thursday, all of the nuclear fuel in the Three Mile Island Unit 1 reactor vessel had been removed and transferred to the plant’s spent fuel pool, "without incident.“TMI Unit 1 is now safely and permanently defueled.”That’s a notable milestone for several reasons:To the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, it means that future