Pennsylvania plant unit, which functioned until 2019 after near meltdown in 1979 of an adjacent unit, is set to boost the tech giant's data centers, while Michigan's Palisades nuclear plant will get $1.5B from feds to revamp the site, the US Energy Dept. said Sept. 30—but new concerns have been raised related to both facility restarts.

EnergySolutions will gain long shut reactor's license and $871-million cleanup fund in goal to accelerate decommissioning; nearby Unit 1 is not part of deal.

Without help from the state or federal governments, the money-losing Three Mile Island will join a growing list of nuclear plants slated for closure since 2013.