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Any reactor that has been shut down in the last 15 years citing economic reasons is potentially in play.

Oh no, gas got cheap for a few years so let's just retire GWs of capacity, assuming it won't be needed later.

San Onofre, Vermont Yankee, Fort Calhoun, Oyster Creek, Pilgrim, Duane Arnold, Indian Point. Any one of these can be brought back to life, Palisades, and now TMI are already underway.

We have the momentum on our side now. Just a few legacy hangups like the the Linear No Threshold theory that lacks evidence, yet underpins all nuclear safety policy, to re-evaluate and we can shed some dead weight that has been a massive burden on the advancement of nuclear technology.

Gradually, then Suddenly, the nuclear renaissance is upon us.
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MSTR383 1y ago 💬 1

Although Vermont Yankee has a recent checkered past. That one might be harder to restart?

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The Nuclear Bitcoiner 1y ago 💬 1

Maybe. But all bets are off now that we know that big Data wants big power.

Maybe this is a lever we can use to untangle the bureaucratic inertia that has built up around the sector.

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MSTR383 1y ago 💬 2

How many of these could be restarted? Sounds like at least 7 from what you said. Are they the only ones?

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MSTR383 1y ago

Nvm. Figured it out. Sorry!

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The Nuclear Bitcoiner 1y ago

I agree 7 or 8 seem realistic, if the will exiats. Despite most of these being too far gone to recover. That doesn't stop new reactors from being built on their sites and reusing much of the electrical infrastructure.