LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The owner of Three Mile Island says it is in desperate need of financial rescue.
The nuclear plant has gone through five years of losses.
More recently, it failed in an auction to sell power into the regional grid.
Chicago-based owner Exelon Corp. wants Pennsylvania to give nuclear power the same special treatment that's given to renewable energy, such as wind and solar.
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The natural gas boom has slashed electricity prices, hurting nuclear power.
Three Mile Island was the site of the United States' worst commercial nuclear power accident in history.
In 1979, equipment failure and operator errors led to a partial reactor meltdown.
The plant's other reactor has remained in use since then.
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