Dear Betty,
Did you know that Three Mile Island is closing their nuclear power plant?
-Jeff
Dear Jeff,
Thank you for the heads up and thank you for reading! I was not aware that Three Mile Island is closing. I wrote a Slow Clap Presents about the Three Mile Island accident back in January. You can read that post here. I checked into the story and I posted a summary below.
Thank you,
Betty
Since the accident at Three Mile Island back in 1979, people have been pushing to eliminate nuclear power. Three Mile Island is scheduled to shut down the remaining reactor by September of this year due to financial issues. Three Mile Island has been losing money for a long time and now that subsidy legislation compensation won't be coming through for the plant, it is forced to shut down despite having licensure for another 15 years.
Nuclear power supplies about 20 percent of the nation with energy. The majority of our energy comes from natural gas and renewable energy which is cheaper than nuclear energy. Once the plant closes there will be a cleanup period that could take years.
"Homer, your bravery and quick thinking have turned a potential Chernobyl into a mere Three Mile Island." -Mr. Burns
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