The reality and the gravity of the situation is dire... regardless if you 'perceive' nuclear energy as the carbon neutral messiah or support the current 'Nuclear Renaissance', at the rate that current energy plants are required to be decommissioned (due to safe working lifespan) we will be shutting down more facilities in the next decade faster than we could theoretically build them. - Unless we make reckless safety or epic cost choices, these plants and their 'thirty year old radioactive waste' will continue to plague the heart our nations energy future.
Inhabitat: Vermont may soon become the first state in America to shut down a nuclear reactor. During a meeting tomorrow, the state senate is likely to deny a request to extend the life of the 38-year-old Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor. The reactor site has come under scrutiny in recent years because of safety issues and leaks of tritium, a radioactive isotope linked to cancer. Read more at the Inhabitat
