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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

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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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Switzerland switches off nuclear plant as it begins exit from atomic power

December 28, 2019

Switzerland switches off nuclear plant as it begins exit from atomic powerMUEHLEBERG, Switzerland (Reuters) – Switzerland’s Muehleberg nuclear power station went off the grid on Friday after 47 years, marking the end of an era as the shutdown starts the country’s exit from atomic power. The 373-megawatt-capacity plant which opened in 1972 has generated enough […]

German nuclear exit continues as planned with next reactor to close Dec 31

December 28, 2019

German nuclear exit continues as planned with next reactor to close Dec 31 London – Germany’s planned phasing out of nuclear power will continue with the closure next Tuesday of the 1.5 GW Philippsburg 2, leaving six reactors with a combined 8 GW online for the next 2-3 years. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, […]

Permanent Shutdown of Wolseong Nuclear Reactor Unit 1 Confirmed

December 28, 2019

Permanent Shutdown of Wolseong Nuclear Reactor Unit 1 Confirmed The permanent shutdown of Wolseong Nuclear Reactor Unit 1 in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province has been confirmed. Nuclear power experts criticized that the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission made a hasty conclusion to close down the reactor in compliance of the government’s nuclear phase-out  

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