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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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Region’s aging nuclear power plants drawing interest

January 22, 2023

Region’s aging nuclear power plants drawing interest – CommonWealth MagazineNUCLEAR POWER APPEARS to be making a bit of a comeback. For decades, the trendlines have not been good, as aging reactors have found it difficult to compete against power generated by natural gas and overcome resistance from environmental advocates. Vermont Yankee in Vernon, Vermont, shut […]

Callan’s Annual Nuclear Decommissioning Funding Study Finds Almost 12% Jump in Fund Balances in 2021

January 9, 2023

Callan’s Annual Nuclear Decommissioning Funding Study Finds Almost 12% Jump in Fund Balances in 2021 SAN FRANCISCO , /PRNewswire/ — Callan, a leading institutional investment consulting firm, announced the results of its annual Nuclear Decommissioning Funding Study, which offers key insights into the status of nuclear decommissioning funding in the U.S. In this study, Callan […]

How Diablo Canyon’s likely delayed decommissioning will be extremely costly and comes with risks

November 29, 2022

How Diablo Canyon’s likely delayed decommissioning will be extremely costly and comes with risks The state is working to extend the life of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in San Luis Obispo County. But, it will eventually close and then comes decommissioning – a process many may be surprised to learn can take decades […]

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