Mr Capito argued that coal-fired power plants, which had been closed as the country moved away from fossil fuel sources, could become the site of nuclear reactors. It will benefit places like her hometown, which has produced coal and relied on it as fuel for generators.
“Ultimately, we need something that is weather-independent, like nuclear power, to make the grid more reliable,” he said, running the Office of Nuclear Energy during the Obama administration and now the Office of Nuclear Energy, the industry. Group. “There are other potential technologies that can play that role, but if you look at the ones that are most widely available today, they are nuclear.”
Rising costs for other sources are making nuclear energy more competitive around the world, including the United States, which owns the largest nuclear power plant in any country. They produce about 20 percent of the country’s electricity and 50 percent of clean energy.
The United States maintains 92 reactors, but 12 have been shut down in the last decade. This includes the Palisades Power Plant in Michigan, about 55 miles southwest of Grand Rapids a month ago.
The owner, Entergy, has decided to close the plant after the power purchase agreement with the power company has expired. Entage said he couldn’t find a buyer for the plant, and even with federal funding, the decommissioning went too far and couldn’t be brought back online.
Diablo Canyon is next to the decommissioning list, but Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed extending its lifespan. Located on California’s Central Coast, this power plant supplies nearly 10 percent of the state’s electricity. Pacific Gas & Electric, which owns the factory, Announced in 2016 He said he would focus on solar and wind as renewable energy sources and would close when the license expired.
