According to the Department of Energy, over 60 gigawatts (GW) of new nuclear capacity could potentially be added at existing or recently decommissioned nuclear power plant sites nationwide. The report evaluated 54 operating and 11 retired nuclear power plant sites across 31 states for their potential to host new nuclear capacity, considering factors like cooling water availability and seismic hazards.
Early findings suggest that 41 sites could support new reactors, potentially delivering 60 GW with large reactors or 95 GW using smaller, more advanced reactors. Further analysis is also needed for the potential repurposing of retired or soon-to-be retired coal plant sites for nuclear power.
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