The return of Three Mile Island: Can nuclear power fuel a sustainable future?
Once the site of America’s worst nuclear accident, Three Mile Island may get new life as a power source for Microsoft data centers. Is it key to our green energy future?
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Exelon Corporation Three Mile Island nuclear generating station Unit 1 cooling towers in Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, PA. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive)
Three Mile Island, once the site of America’s worst nuclear accident, may get new life as a power source for Microsoft’s data centers. Not only could this boost the local economy, it revived an old debate. Nuclear power isn’t new, but is it key to our green energy future?
Guests:
Rob Altenburg, Senior Director for Energy and Climate at PennFuture and John F. Kotek, Senior Vice President of Policy Development and Public Affairs at the Nuclear Energy Institute.
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