Rising Sea Levels Spell Disaster For America’s Coastal Nuclear Plants

It’s easy to forget that the United States is the largest nuclear power producer in the world. In fact, it isn’t even close. The United States produced 771,638 GWh of nuclear electricity in 2021, followed by China with just 383,205 GWh. The thing is, the United States’ nuclear fleet tends to fly under the radar because it’s old news – and just plain old. Nuclear energy provides around 20% of the country’s electricity production and has provided the U.S. with an invaluable source of carbon-free energy, but the…

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