Nuclear Restart Hopes Dashed With Only a Few ‘Viable’ US Options

With electricity demand surging across the US, nuclear power advocates want to restart some of the 13 reactors that closed in the last decade, saying their carbon-free energy is needed more than ever.

But only a handful of retired nuclear plants have a realistic chance of being revived, analysts say — perhaps as few as three. All the others are either damaged or being dismantled, piece by piece.

“We’re not convinced there are a lot of viable candidates,” said Timothy Fox, an analyst at ClearView Energy Partners.

The Palisades Power Plant in Covert, Michigan.

Source: Entergy

Work is already underway to restart a mothballed reactor in Michigan by ...