From heating and lighting to transport, industry and communications, energy is fundamental to almost everything we do. We expect it to be available whenever we want it, to be affordable, safe and environmentally sustainable. It is only when something goes wrong - for instance, when ...

Despite costs associated with withdrawal, transportation, treatment and permitting, the use of mine pool water can lead to significant cost savings. In the case of Exelon’s Limerick Plant cost savings accrue because pumping from Point Pleasant (on the Delaware River) is avoided. C...