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Dominion Announces Plans To Close Kewaunee Nuclear Power Station In 2013

Posted by Unknown on Monday October 22, 2012 @09:03PM from the natural-gas-is-forever dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Due to low electricity prices in the Midwest, and an inability to find a buyer for the power station, Dominion will be shutting down and decomissioning Kewaunee Nuclear Power Station. One of two operating nuclear power stations in Wisconsin, Kewaunee's license from the NRC was not due to expire until the end of 2033."

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Well... by Anonymous Coward · 2012-10-22 21:10 · Score: 4, Interesting

... the times of low electricity prices will then be over soon.
North America's Largest Nuke Plant Expands by TheSync · 2012-10-23 04:22 · Score: 4, Interesting

Meanwhile the Bruce nuclear plant near Tiverton, Ontario will soon have an eighth operating reactor unit, and a total operating capacity of 6,300 megawatts and will be North America's largest nuclear plant.