Nuclear power plant workers rally for bill that would keep Three Mile Island open

Time is running out to prevent Three Mile Island from shutting down.Employees of Pennsylvania's five nuclear power plants rallied Wednesday at the State Capitol in support of proposed legislation that could keep TMI open.Rep. Thomas Mehaffie's bill would allow nuclear power plants to receive funding for producing clean energy, much like solar and wind power sources."We've invested a lot of money into green energy, which is solar, wind and hydro and other things that we've done, and that can be wiped out with the closure of just one plant, Three Mile Island, because they produce more megawatts than all of the other clean energy combined," Mehaffie said.TMI hasn't turned a profit in more than six years.If legislation isn't passed, TMI will begin the process of shutting down in the next 30 days and close sometime in September.

Time is running out to prevent Three Mile Island from shutting down.


Employees of Pennsylvania's five nuclear power plants rallied Wednesday at the State Capitol in support of proposed legislation that could keep TMI open.

Rep. Thomas Mehaffie's bill would allow nuclear power plants to receive funding for producing clean energy, much like solar and wind power sources.

"We've invested a lot of money into green energy, which is solar, wind and hydro and other things that we've done, and that can be wiped out with the closure of just one plant, Three Mile Island, because they produce more megawatts than all of the other clean energy combined," Mehaffie said.

TMI hasn't turned a profit in more than six years.

If legislation isn't passed, TMI will begin the process of shutting down in the next 30 days and close sometime in September.