Agrivoltaics Goes Nuclear On California Prairie
A decommissioned nuclear power plant from the 1980s is repurposed for agrivoltaics and prairie restoration.
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V.C. Summer Nuclear Reactor Delays Drop SCE&G Credit Rating To Negative
Two 1,117-MW nuclear power plants being constructed at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Power site in Fairfield County for South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. (55%) and state-owned Santee Power (45%) have fallen behind schedule. (Not entirely unexpected, considering the overall track record of the nuclear power industry.) “The delay will … [continued]
Floating Nuclear Plants Could Survive Tsunamis
The 2011 tsunami that struck the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan left the complex in disarray, contaminated and broken. The Japanese government subsequently found itself moving at the behest of public opinion to decommission many of its nuclear facilities and pushing towards a renewable energy future. However, the damage … [continued]
Japanese Public Protests Plan to Reopen Nuclear Reactors
Japan has long had strong feelings on the subject of nuclear energy, only heightened by the tsunami and subsequent meltdown in Fukushima last spring. The prospect of returning to nuclear power sparked a show of public opposition on Monday in Tokyo, with at least 20,000 participants (according to the police) and perhaps as many as 60,000 (according to various media reports).
