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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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Armed guards protect tons of nuclear waste that Maine can’t get rid of

July 19, 2021

Armed guards protect tons of nuclear waste that Maine can’t get rid ofThe waste – 1,400 spent nuclear fuel rods housed in 60 cement and steel canisters, plus four canisters of irradiated steel removed from the nuclear reactor when it was taken down – is safe for now, but can’t stay in Wiscasset forever.

Byron power plant in danger of shutting down

June 23, 2021

Byron power plant in danger of shutting down BYRON, Ill. (WIFR) – The Byron Nuclear Plant took one more step towards closure as paperwork was filed for a shutdown in less than three months. In 2020, Exelon announced it planned to close its Byron and Dresden nuclear power plants because of a drop in revenue […]

Piketon pushes for DOE attention on nuclear cleanup site

June 21, 2021

Piketon pushes for DOE attention on nuclear cleanup site Preparations are being made for a “roundtable” discussion on Saturday, June 19 at noon with Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH) and former Congressman Zack Space regarding open-air demolition and other site activities at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant.

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