Decommissioning
Although it is imperative that we shut down nuclear plants, they remain dangerous, and expensive even when closed. Radioactive inventories remain present on the site and decommissioning costs have been skyrocketing, presenting the real danger that utilities will not be able to afford to properly shut down and clean up non-operating reactor sites.
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As reported by Rebecca Thiele of WMUK. Beyond Nuclear's Kevin Kamps, a longtime watchdog on Palisades (as a board of directors member for Don't Waste Michigan, representing his hometown Kalamazoo chapter), is quoted several times in the interview.
February 22, 2017