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That is an excellent link thanks. Really sad reminder of how many sites were opened and how many reactors built in the 60's & 70's and how little has been done
by blitzar 2y ago
That is an excellent link thanks. Really sad reminder of how many sites were opened and how many reactors built in the 60's & 70's and how little has been done since (except for power down reactors).
- chickenbig 2y agoIt is possible for reactors to come back from shut-down. See Palisades and TMI 1. https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/palisades-on-schedule-for-repowering-nrc-considers-restart-regulations https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/palisades-on-sch... https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/constellation-to-restart-three-mile-island-unit-powering-microsoft https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/constellation-to... And China seems to be taking all forms of energy security seriously (intermittents as well as nuclear, combined with EVs).