Federal officials to hold second public hearing on Crane Clean Energy Center restart

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is holding a second public hearing on the potential restart of a nuclear reactor at the Crane Clean Energy Center, formerly known as Three Mile Island.The meeting will be held virtually Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. You can find more information here.During the first public hearing last week, community members expressed both excitement and concern as a panel from the federal Nuclear Regulatory Committee addressed the reopening. The branch chief said there will be about 7,500 hours of inspection to ensure the plant is safe to restart.In June, officials with Constellation Energy announced Reactor Unit 1 could reopen by mid-2027. Constellation said PJM Interconnection had fast-tracked its connection to the grid, meaning that the opening could occur ahead of the initial timeline of the restart target of 2028.Constellation Energy said more than $1.6 billion would be invested to bring the plant back online. It also said it will bring hundreds of jobs to Dauphin County.Three Mile Island shut down in 2019 due to financial problems.