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Microsoft risks public backlash by backing controversial Three Mile Island nuclear reactor reboot

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Constellation has entered into a bold 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft to relaunch the infamous Three Mile Island Unit 1 nuclear reactor under a new name -- the Crane Clean Energy Center (CCEC). The announcement comes just five years after the plant was shut down, with concerns about the economic viability and safety of nuclear power hanging over the decision. Microsoft’s involvement, part of its effort to decarbonize the grid, raises questions about whether nuclear energy is truly the solution. The decision to restart Unit 1 brings up long-standing fears about nuclear energy -- especially given that the reactor… [Continue Reading]
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