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Meanwhile in todays nuclear industry world: > The Lehi City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to withdraw the city from a multiagency nuclear power project tha
by Krasnol 6y ago
Meanwhile in todays nuclear industry world:
> The Lehi City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to withdraw the city from a multiagency nuclear power project that would provide nuclear power to cities across Utah, citing concerns over increasing costs
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> Exelon Generation to Retire Illinois’ Byron and Dresden Nuclear Plants In 2021 [...] Despite being among the most efficient and reliable units in the nation’s nuclear fleet, Dresden and Byron face revenue shortfalls in the hundreds of millions of dollars because of declining energy prices and market rules that allow fossil fuel plants to underbid clean resources in the PJM capacity auction, even though there is broad public support for sustaining and expanding clean energy resources to address the climate crisis.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200827005445/en/Exelon-Generation-Retire-Illinois%E2%80%99-Byron-Dresden-Nuclear https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200827005445/en/Exe...
> Nuclear advocates fret as first maker of small reactors encounters trouble [...] The company expected to be the first in the United States to operate a small nuclear reactor is facing setbacks that have caused supporters to question whether the novel technology will ever realize its potential as a tool to combat climate change.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/nuclear-advocates-fret-as-first-maker-of-small-reactors-encounters-trouble https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/nuclear-adv...