Is Cheap Natural Gas Also Killing Nuclear?
David Unger, CS Monitor
A nuclear plant in Wisconsin closed Tuesday, after nearly four decades of power generation. Earlier this year, owners of a plant in Florida opted for retirement over rehabilitation. The fate of the San Onofre nuclear plant in California hangs in the balance.Differing factors play a role these plants' demise – age, regulations, leaks, and regional market conditions, to name a few. But one unifying pressure on these nuclear plants and others is the abundance of cheap, American natural gas.http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0508/Natural-gas-glut-crimps-nuclear-power?nav=92-csm_category-topStories
A nuclear plant in Wisconsin closed Tuesday, after nearly four decades of power generation. Earlier this year, owners of a plant in Florida opted for retirement over rehabilitation. The fate of the San Onofre nuclear plant in California hangs in the balance.Differing factors play a role these plants' demise – age, regulations, leaks, and regional market conditions, to name a few. But one unifying pressure on these nuclear plants and others is the abundance of cheap, American natural gas.http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0508/Natural-gas-glut-crimps-nuclear-power?nav=92-csm_category-topStories
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