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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

TVA’s next-gen small nuclear reactor will open at Clinch River site in Oak Ridge

March 23, 2023

TVA’s next-gen small nuclear reactor will open at Clinch River site in Oak RidgeThe Tennessee Valley Authority will not be building its next generation of nuclear plants alone. TVA announced today it is entering into an agreement with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Ontario Power Generation in Canada and Synthos Green Energy in Poland to finance […]

Plant Vogtle Unit 4 begins hot functional testing

March 22, 2023

Plant Vogtle Unit 4 begins hot functional testing Georgia Power this week announced that Plant Vogtle Unit 4 has started hot functional testing, its next step toward reaching fuel loading. This testing is conducted to confirm the reactor is ready for fuel loading, a Georgia Power news release noted.

Holtec still trying to reopen shuttered Palisades nuclear plant in west Michigan

March 21, 2023

Holtec meets with NRC to talk possible Palisades restart Holtec International, the owner of the Palisades nuclear power plant, has been meeting with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as it prepares to submit an application to restart the facility. Holtec’s Patrick O’Brien tells us while the company seeks a more than $1 billion loan from the […]

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