Rep. Tom Mehaffie serves as a co-chair on the bipartisan, bicameral Nuclear Energy Caucus within the Pennsylvania General Assembly. In September 2024, Constellation Energy announced its intention to resume production at the Three Mile Island plant in Dauphin County.

Rep. Mehaffie authored a guest editorial about the announcement for PennLive.com. You can read it here. 

He sought input from the community about the plant and wrote a guest editorial for the Hummelstown Sun about that feedback. You can read it here. Additionally, the community response was captured in a series of videos you can watch at the bottom of this page. 

Mehaffie’s legislation in 2022 led to a Joint State Government Commission report about the benefits of nuclear energy and the development of small modular reactors. You can read that report here. Page 17 references the 2019 closure of Three Mile Island, which is on track to reopen as the Crane Clean Energy Center in 2028.

If you are a resident of the 106th District, use this form to ask questions or provide feedback about the Nuclear Energy Caucus. 

Videos:

TMI Stories: Union Jobs
Rob Bair from the PA State Building & Construction Trades Council anticipates plentiful, well-paying jobs at Three Mile Island as the plant is brought back online.


TMI Stories: Business Climate
Dave Kitner from Roberto’s Pizza in Middletown experienced a drop-off in business when Three Mile Island shut down production in 2019. He is eager for its return.


TMI Stories: Charities
Lower Dauphin Communities That Care received financial contributions from the owners of Three Mile Island prior to the plant being taken offline in 2019. The charitable giving made the nonprofit organization’s Books on Board (Bookmobile) program possible. Constellation Energy has committed to $1 million in philanthropy over five years as the plant resumes production.


TMI Stories: Fire Company
Londonderry Fire Chief Bart Shellenhamer works with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to ensure yearly training requirements are met for any potential emergency response to Three Mile Island. He described partnering closely with the plant’s staff and being appreciative of past financial contributions, some of which allowed for loan payments on the firehouse’s expansion.


TMI Stories: Training Programs
Heat & Frost Insulators Local 23 hosts training and apprenticeship programs in Grantville. Students have had to travel farther since 2019 to meet their training requirements in commercial and industrial settings.


TMI Stories: Restart Overview
Dave Marcheskie from Constellation Energy addresses resumed production on Three Mile Island, which will be rebranded as the Crane Clean Energy Center.