Nuclear plant decommissioning

Dave Lochbaum

Dave Lochbaum

Lochbaum is the director of the Nuclear Safety Project at the Union of Concerned Scientists. He monitors...
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In 2013, four nuclear power reactors permanently shut down in the United States, joining more than two dozen reactors already retired. The reasons behind retirements vary—from accidents to economics. And the decommissioning process that follows retirement is anything but simple, depending on the size of the reactor: It can take nearly a decade, and can cost more than $500 million.

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