Community-Based Socioeconomic Decommissioning Solutions

Community-Based Socioeconomic Decommissioning Solutions

Just published. Our summary report: How Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning Can Inform the Energy Transition

Summary of lessons learned from our three-years worth of work with the  U.S. Economic Development Administration.

Check out our recent publication in The Electricity Journal

New Life at Old Plants: Exploring Solar Power Development at Former Nuclear Power Plant Sites in the United States

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The Nuclear Decommissioning Collaborative is a resource for decommissioning best practices and information. We are a non-partisan non-profit dedicated to providing decommissioning stakeholders with accurate and objective information to promote effective nuclear plant decommissioning and community revitalization.

Next Steps for Decommissioned Plants

Nuclear power plants can pump millions of dollars into local economies, but with more than 20 plants scheduled to close, how will these largely rural communities cope with this loss of revenue? We took a look at this issue in a recent article for The Daily Yonder.

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Staff: Duke Energy should begin Crystal River plant demolition

August 14, 2020

Staff: Duke Energy should begin Crystal River plant demolitionState regulators will decide Tuesday whether Duke Energy Florida can move ahead with plans to decommission its Crystal River nuclear plant early. But if regulators accept their staff’s recommendation, the utility company won’t need to include extra protections for customers.

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Three Mile Island owner agrees to public decommissioning panel but no financial settlement

August 12, 2020

Three Mile Island owner agrees to public decommissioning panel but no financial settlement State regulators have reached a settlement with the owners of Three Mile Island’s Unit 2, the nuclear reactor that partially melted down in 1979, that includes the creation of a decommissioning advisory panel.

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Lacey board postpones Oyster Creek hearing

August 11, 2020

Lacey board postpones Oyster Creek hearing Above: The USA TODAY Network investigates the impacts of closing nuclear power plants. LACEY – Faced with a crowd too large to fit within the municipal building and still comply with state orders on indoor gatherings, the Planning Board postponed a hearing on Monday about nuclear waste storage at […]

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