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Pickering A nuclear power plant bites the dust!

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Good riddance! This dawg of a nuke station – 4 reactors at Pickering A – has been finally put to rest. The 2.2 million people that live within 30 km of the station can breathe a sigh of relief (though Pickering B is still open), though taxpayers will now be saddled with billions of dollars of decommissioning and waste expenses into eternity.

The Pickering Nuclear Station is one of the oldest and largest nuclear plants in the world. Designed to last 30 years, it’s now over 50. In 1998, Pickering A was completely shuttered due to safety concerns. Units 1 and 4 were rebuilt at such high public expense that they mothballed units 2 and 3.

The Pickering nuke station has a long history of accidents and safety concerns – learn more here:
https://www.cleanairalliance.org/pickering-safety/

Good by nukes – hello renewables!

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/opg-says-goodbye-to-pickering-4

January 5, 2025 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | decommission reactor, USA