U.S. Nuclear Power Industry Faces Increases In Reactors Taken Out of Service Early

摘要

A new report by an economist with the Institute for Energy and the Environment concludes that the U.S. nuclear power industry faces an increase in the number of reactors that will be taken out of service early. Mark Cooper, senior fellow for economic analysis at institute at the Vermont Law School, says that in the wake of nine major nuclear reactor closures or "uprate" cancellations in recent months, "a review of the remaining U.S. fleet reveals that 38 reactors in 23 states are at risk of early retirement, with 12 facing the greatest risk of being shut down."