Community-Based Socioeconomic Decommissioning Solutions

Community-Based Socioeconomic Decommissioning Solutions

Just published. 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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Leaders discuss economic fallout of potential Byron Nuclear Plant closure

December 8, 2020

Leaders discuss economic fallout of potential Byron Nuclear Plant closureBYRON, Ill. (WIFR) – The push to save the Byron Nuclear Plant is on, as local leaders and community members advocate for the reactors to keep operating. “There is a lot of uncertainty which obviously leads to 727 plant employees that are a little uneasy around […]

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Rockford community fights to keep Exelon nuclear plant open

December 8, 2020

Rockford community fights to keep Exelon nuclear plant open ROCKFORD – Community leaders, residents and elected officials in Illinois are working to keep a nuclear energy company from closing its plant. In August, Exelon announced that it would close its Byron nuclear power plant in September 2021 and the Dresden Generating Station in Morris two […]

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Gillibrand files nuclear bill amendment to prevent nuclear license transfer during pending adjudication

December 6, 2020

Gillibrand files nuclear bill amendment to prevent nuclear license transfer during pending adjudication – Mid Hudson News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, filed an amendment to the American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2020 on Friday that would prevent the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from approving […]

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