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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

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.

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Feds award $1.5 billion for Palisades nuclear plant restart

March 28, 2024

Feds award $1.5 billion for Palisades nuclear plant restart | Bridge MichiganEnergy Secretary Jennifer Granholm touted the southwest Michigan plant as a key part of America’s energy future. Opponents questioned the safety of the 53-year-old facility.

100,000 years and counting: how do we tell future generations about highly radioactive nuclear waste repositories?

March 19, 2024

100,000 years and counting: how do we tell future generations about highly radioactive nuclear waste repositories? Spent nuclear fuel remains dangerous for so long that languages can disappear and humanity’s very existence cannot be guaranteed. So how do we communicate information about repositories into the future?

Groups file new petition to close California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant

March 6, 2024

Groups file new petition to close California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – In a new motion filed Tuesday, three groups say keeping Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant operating in San Luis Obispo County poses an “unacceptable safety

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