power plants
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Ever Wonder What Happens To A Decommissioned Nuclear Power Plant?
Nicholas Jackson over at The Atlantic has a great piece about the tear down of the Zion nuclear power plant in Illinois that was permanently deactivated in 1998 after both of it’s reactors were accidentally/coincidentally shut down. But even when done properly, complete removal isn’t so simple.
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Did The Japan Quake Stop More Nuclear Plants From Being Built?
It’s highly unlikely that you’re going to see any new nuclear power plants built any time in the future, given the now worsening situation at Fukushima. But knee-jerk reactions to the accident are not what’s really to blame for the inevitable decline in nuclear production. Even before this month’s nuclear disaster in Japan, the economics…