nuclear energy

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Connecticut Struggles To Reconcile The High Cost Of Electricity With A Push For Renewables

Connecticut is located in the midst of the nation’s most expensive electric markets. Only Hawai’i and Rhode Island rank higher. The high cost of electricity is prompting Connecticut alawmakers to write legislation to lower those electricity rates. The hitch is that buried in the 80-page bill are decreases in home … [continued]

ChatGPT & DALL-E generated panoramic image features a metaphor for high nuclear decommissioning costs, with several worn and aged nuclear reactors

UK Has £10 Billion Per Nuclear Reactor Decommissioning Bottomless Pit

The decommissioning costs for the UK’s nuclear generation are coming home to roost, and they are laying golden eggs for the firms that won the business. For UK citizens, not so much. Despite the very high costs of both the new nuclear reactors at Hinkley Site C, the rapidly rising … [continued]