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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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Indian Point shutdown cost local jobs. Federal funding could resurrect them.

February 15, 2023

Indian Point shutdown cost local jobs. Federal funding could resurrect them.The shutdown of Indian Point in 2021 had a lasting economic impact on the village of Buchanan, the town of Cortlandt, the Hendrick Hudson School District and Westchester County. The money will go toward expanding Westchester County’s biosciences industry.

Bid to keep California reactors running faces time squeeze

February 15, 2023

Bid to keep California reactors running faces time squeeze LOS ANGELES – A late-hour attempt to extend the life of California’s last nuclear power plant has run into a predicament that will be difficult to resolve: a shortage of time. A state analysis Monday predicted it will take federal regulators until late 2026 to act […]

What’s next for California’s last nuclear plant?

February 13, 2023

What’s next for California’s last nuclear plant? Sara Rubin here, flipping the light switch and considering the remarkable infrastructure it takes to immediately power on. It’s something that is easy to forget about, but the power grid, bringing electricity all the way from power plants to my kitchen, is truly a marvel of engineering.

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