SS: Trump is planting the seeds for the worst nuclear accident in human history. No commercial Nuclear Reactor has ever generated electricity after being decommissioned. This administration is "restoring" 3 reactors, 2 of which are damaged. Included is 3 MILE ISLAND, the site of the worst nuclear disaster in American history. How many of you trust Trump to properly fund and safely restore these potential nuclear disasters?
From the Article:
“It’s possible, if they set the right level of safety and spend the necessary funds to meet that, they could restore these plants to operable condition,” he said. “That's not happening at this point.”
"most U.S. plants were built between 1970 and 1990 and were designed to withstand natural disasters of that era, said Lyman, director of nuclear power safety at UCS. But climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and severe."
"Iowa’s only nuclear facility (one of the three being revived), Duane Arnold, began operating in 1975. It was scheduled to permanently close in October 2020. Replacing it with cheaper energy sources, including wind, was projected to save Iowa customers $300 million in energy costs. The plant shut down early, in August 2020, when it was damaged during a powerful storm known as a derecho.
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SS: Trump is planting the seeds for the worst nuclear accident in human history. No commercial Nuclear Reactor has ever generated electricity after being decommissioned. This administration is “restoring” 3 reactors, 2 of which are damaged. Included is 3 MILE ISLAND, the site of the worst nuclear disaster in American history. How many of you trust Trump to properly fund and safely restore these potential nuclear disasters?
From the Article:
“It’s possible, if they set the right level of safety and spend the necessary funds to meet that, they could restore these plants to operable condition,” he said. “That’s not happening at this point.”
“most U.S. plants were built between 1970 and 1990 and were designed to withstand natural disasters of that era, said Lyman, director of nuclear power safety at UCS. But climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and severe.”
“Iowa’s only nuclear facility (one of the three being revived), Duane Arnold, began operating in 1975. It was scheduled to permanently close in October 2020. Replacing it with cheaper energy sources, including wind, was projected to save Iowa customers $300 million in energy costs. The plant shut down early, in August 2020, when it was damaged during a powerful storm known as a derecho.