“Thirteen plants have either been closed or are scheduled to close including, unbelievably, Vermont Yankee and Pilgrim in energy-short New England. These nuclear workhorses offer a huge, 24/7 tranche of carbon-free electricity.”
“If the Trump administration were prepared to make a big gesture to save nuclear, it would begin by supporting these plants and insisting that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the state regulators take the environmental value of operating nuclear power plants in producing carbon-free electricity into account and recognize the high price the nation will pay for the cheapest kilowatt by today’s calculations.”
Source: Uranium Supply Isn’t The Crisis In The Nuclear Industry
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