Constellation Discussing Three Mile Island Restart, Reuters Says

Constellation Energy Corp. is in discussions with Pennsylvania authorities to help fund a restart of a unit at the Three Mile Island power plant, which saw a partial meltdown almost half a century ago, Reuters reported this week.

Talks have gone “beyond preliminary” stages and the company is mulling restarting a unit separate from the one that experienced a failure in 1979, the news agency reported, citing three sources familiar with the matter.

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