US looks to resurrect more nuclear reactors, White House adviser says

8/10/2024 6:13

        The Biden administration is working on plans to bring additional decommissioned nuclear power reactors back online to help meet soaring demand for
        emissions-free electricity, White House climate adviser Ali Zaidi said on Monday.
        
        Two such projects are already underway, including the planned recommissioning of Holtec's Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan and the potential restart of a unit at Constellation Energy's Three Mile Island plant in Pennsylvania, near the site of the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history.
        
        Asked if additional shuttered plants could be restarted, Zaidi said: "We're working on it in a very concrete way. There are two that I can think of."
        
        He declined to identify the power plants or provide further details about the effort.
        
        Speaking at the Reuters Sustainability conference in New York, Zaidi said repowering existing dormant nuclear plants was part of a three-pronged strategy of President Joe Biden's administration to bring more nuclear power online to fight climate change and boost production.