Climate Changed
Entire U.S. Nuclear Power Fleet Could Disappear in 38 Years: S&P
- Scana decision may signal ‘beginning of the end’ of industry
- Half of operating reactors could be retired in 17 years
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The U.S. nuclear power industry could be out of business by the middle of the century.
The entire existing fleet of reactors may disappear by 2055 when the last operating license expires, S&P Global Ratings said in a report. That’s assuming there will be no license extensions. Half of the country’s 99 nuclear units may be retired in 17 years, S&P said.