Growing US nuclear power resurgence reaches the nation’s heartland

JACK ALYMER: A NUCLEAR RESURGENCE COULD BE COMING TO AMERICA’S HEARTLAND.

IOWA’S DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER WAS INITIALLY CLOSED IN 20-20,
AFTER A POWERFUL WINDSTORM DAMAGED THE PLANT’S COOLING TOWERS

BUT AMID RISING U.S. ELECTRICITY DEMAND, UTILITY PROVIDER NEXT-ERA ENERGY IS CONSIDERING RESTARTING THE PLANT.

THE COMPANY’S CEO SAYING A THOROUGH REVIEW OF POTENTIAL RISKS IS STILL NEEDED TO SEE IF THIS PLAN IS FEASIBLE.

IT’S A TREND WE’RE SEEING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO WE LEARNED PENNSYLVANIA’S THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR REACTOR MIGHT BE COMING BACK ONLINE.

CHANGING THE NARRATIVE FROM ONE OF THE NATION’S MOST INFAMOUS NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS – TO AN EXAMPLE OF RENEWED INTEREST IN THIS ENERGY SOURCE.

THESE RECENT INITIATIVES COME AS THE U-S LOOKS FOR WAYS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS WHILE ALSO MEETING THE GROWING ENERGY DEMANDS OF DATA CENTERS AND AI ENGINES.

TO DO THIS, INDUSTRY EXPERTS PREDICT THE U.S. WILL SOON NEED TO INSTALL MORE THAN 10 GIGAWATTS OF NEW NUCLEAR CAPACITY-

EQUIVALENT TO THE ENERGY REQUIRED FOR POWERING UPWARDS OF SEVEN AND A HALF MILLION HOMES.

FOR MORE STORIES ABOUT HOW OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO KEEP OUR COUNTRY RUNNING WHILE ALSO MAKING ENVIRONMENTAL STRIDES, DOWNLOAD THE STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS APP AND SIGN UP FOR ALERTS FROM ME – JACK AYLMER – TO GET THE LATEST.