Three Mile Island’s infamous nuclear plant shuts down after 45 years
An important if ignominious chapter in American nuclear energy has come to a close.
Exelon has shut down Three Mile Island’s Generating Station Unit 1 reactor after 45 years of use.
The reactor isn’t the one behind the accident in March 1979, but this effectively marks the closure of the plant — Unit 2, the reactor that failed, has been dormant for the past 40 years.
It didn’t directly provide a reason, but it had warned in 2017 that it would shut down the plant in 2019 due to the high running costs.
https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/21/three-mile-island-nuclear-plant-shuts-down/
Three Mile Island Generating Station Unit 1 Retires from Service After 45 Years
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