The Enrico Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant near Newport lost offsite power at 11:05 p.m. on July 1, according to a report from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

From CBS News' John Bentley: (NEWPORT, MICH.) – To show his support for nuclear power, John McCain toured the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Plant here today, comparing the safety of the plant to the Navy ...

Fermi 2–named for Italian nuclear pioneer Enrico Fermi–began commercial operations in 1988 and has since produced more than 200 billion kWh of carbon-free electricity, according to the company.

DTE Energy’s Fermi 2 nuclear power plant has been powered back on after being shut down for more than three weeks due to a leak. “Fermi 2 synchronized to the electrical grid Friday afternoon ...

Fermi 2, the nuclear power plant in Monroe County is undergoing a powering down for periodic refueling and to replace a rotor, a spokesman said. The plant closes every roughly 18 months or so for ...

NEWPORT — DTE Energy's Fermi 2 nuclear power plant received a favorable 2024 safety assessment from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Learn what that means and what the NRC's two resident ...

The Fermi 2 plant generates 20% of DTE's energy and about 30% of the state's total nuclear generation capacity. Since 1988, Fermi 2 Power Plant has produced more than 200 billion kilowatt hours of ...

DTE Energy shut down its Fermi 2 nuclear plant in Monroe County on Sunday after a leak was detected in the drywell area that surrounds the reactor about 30 miles south of Detroit.

The Enrico Fermi Nuclear Plant outside Detroit, named for the first physicist to split the atom, is home to both an operating power plant and another reactor that had a partial meltdown in the 1960s.

A nuclear power plant probably isn’t what comes to mind when you think of a school field trip. But in anticipation of Nuclear Science Week, hosted in Ann Arbor this year from Oct. 21-17, DTE and The ...

The original license was to expire on March 20, 2025. Fermi 2, which has a capacity of 1,170 MW, earned its original operating license in 1985. It is DTE’s sole nuclear plant.