Community-Based Socioeconomic Decommissioning Solutions

After the Servers Go Dark

Guest commentary in the Daily Yonder advising those who are considering hosting data centers to learn from the experiences of nuclear power host communities. 

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

Achieving Better Outcomes Through Collaboration

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.

Nuclear Plant Map

Discover facts and figures about your local plant

 Decommissioning/Decommissioned       Closure Announced / At Risk     Operational

Share decommissioning resources

We are a curated source of decommissioning information. If you have something to share (reports, economic analyses or lessons learned) please contribute.

Recent News

A look at Exelon’s 4 economically challenged nuclear plants in Illinois

September 25, 2020

A look at Exelon’s 4 economically challenged nuclear plants in IllinoisExelon Corp. -owned nuclear power plants in Illinois eyed for early retirement have had declining financial margins of late, according to an analysis using S&P Global Market Intelligence’s plant-level production cost model.

What’s next for Duane Arnold nuclear plant?

September 25, 2020

What’s next for Duane Arnold? Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo did not restart after the Aug. 10 derecho caused “extensive” damage to its cooling towers. As decommissioning work begins, here’s what we know: How many people did Duane Arnold employ? As of 2018 when decommissioning was announced, about 500 worked at the facility.

Byron station response committee established

September 25, 2020

Byron station response committee established A group of Ogle County organization representatives won’t be taking the Byron nuclear plant’s planned closure lying down. An announcement was made last Friday about the formation of the Byron Station Response Committee, which plans to develop a “collaborative, broad-based response” to Exelon’s announcement of its intent to close Byron […]

(802) 345-7044

info@decommissioningcollaborative.org

Connect

Blog

Contact

Download our

free report

Discover tools and information for improving project outcomes and
catalyzing economic recovery

Scroll to Top