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The article claims dozens of reactors could qualify for the bailout, and include a list of reactors located in what are called organized markets but that is NOT the same as the baseline criterion in DOE’s guidance or the legislation.
Apr 29, 2022 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
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Diablo Canyon should not have been built in the first place. Closing the plant’s reactors is the right thing to do for #climate, California’s safety, global security, and #environmentaljustice.
Why would #California, @GavinNewsom, @PGE4Me, and the feds use billions of taxpayer dollars to rush through a relicensing of Diablo for only a few years of operation, when they still have 3 years to prepare for the closure?
Sep 23, 2021 • 13 tweets • 7 min read
Hey @SecGranholm, nice industry talking points you got there. Let’s break those down🧵
If the nuclear power industry is so prosperous, why are they lobbying for over $50 billion in federal subsidies from #BuildBackBetter to keep aging reactors online? There’s no “innovation” in simply bailing out the status quo.
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