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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.

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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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Recent News

Nuclear life extension plans tested by obsolete components

April 6, 2023

Nuclear life extension plans tested by obsolete componentsApril 5 – Nuclear operators must be able to swap out old parts for new to keep a reactor running, but when like-for-like is unavailable, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are faced with the challenge of finding an alternative while avoiding making any major changes.

Inflation leads Oyster Creek nuclear plant to delay decommissioning

April 5, 2023

Inflation leads Oyster Creek nuclear plant to delay decommissioning LACEY – Inflation, high labor prices and economic turmoil spurred Holtec International to add four years to the company’s timeline for decommissioning the defunct Oyster Creek nuclear plant off Route 9. Holtec, based in Camden, completed the purchase of the Lacey nuclear facility in 2019 and […]

Carper, Capito, Whitehouse Introduce Bipartisan Nuclear Energy Bill, the ADVANCE Act

April 4, 2023

Carper, Capito, Whitehouse Introduce Bipartisan Nuclear Energy Bill, the ADVANCE Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate on Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, along with Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in […]

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