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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

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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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Vistra moves to extend operation at Comanche Peak

October 5, 2022

Vistra moves to extend operation at Comanche PeakVistra Corporation announced yesterday that it is seeking 20-year life extensions for its Comanche Peak reactors and has submitted an application for license renewals to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Operated by Vistra subsidiary Luminant and located in Glen Rose, Texas, Comanche Peak is home to two Westinghouse-supplied pressurized […]

Fresh off Palisades closure, Michigan will study state’s nuclear prospects

October 4, 2022

Fresh off Palisades closure, Michigan will study state’s nuclear prospects | Great Lakes Now By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the […]

A reporter tours Vermont Yankee & witnesses the dismantling of a nuclear power plant

September 30, 2022

A reporter tours Vermont Yankee & witnesses the dismantling of a nuclear power plant The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon once employed more than 600 people, and at the height of its operation, supplied about a third of the state’s electricity. But the plant shut down in 2014, and this week, the final […]

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