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They say it’s going to be online in 2028. Are you willing to bet that they won’t have 3 mile island operational by 2030?

• throwup238 2y ago
  > Constellation closed the adjacent but unconnected Unit 1 reactor in 2019 for economic reasons, but will bring it back to life after signing a 20-year power purchase agreement to supply Microsoft’s energy-hungry data centers, the company announced on Friday. The reactor they’re restarting was operational just five years ago. It’s not a fully decommissioned or melted down reactor and it’s likely all their licensing is still valid so the red tape, especially environmental studies, is mostly irrelevant. Getting that reactor back up and running will be a lot simpler than building a new one.
  • c-linkage 2y ago
    The largest problem will be finding qualified and vetted personnel. All the people who worked at the plant when it closed five years ago had to find jobs elsewhere. Even though the plant was an important employer in Middletown, I don't know if those former employees will be willing the quit there current jobs to go back, especially if there is a risk the plant will just be shut down again when it once again becomes too expensive to operate.
    • cma 2y ago
      > especially if there is a risk the plant will just be shut down again when it once again becomes too expensive to operate. 20-year purchase agreement covers half of an adult lifelong career.