Nuclear Energy

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A community for nuclear energy enthusiasts.

founded 1 year ago
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Almost precisely 11 months ago, I started this Lemmy community as a way for people on nuclear reddit to find a new home. That didn't exactly turnout the way I thought. But despite that, today we're the biggest nuclear energy Lemmy community around!

I hope with this milestone we can build a more vibrant community with more people starting discussions and commenting more. Please share far and wide.

I'll keep posting daily updates. If you like to support what I do, please consider a donation.

If you'd like to support the community host, buy him a coffee!

On we go! ⚛️

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Emil@feddit.nl to c/nuclear@feddit.nl
 
 

Might be cool to setup a post on other nuclear communities, websites and accounts. Please share your links! I'll update this post ☺️

Reddit:

Discord:

Mastodon:

Websites:

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Apparently no nuclear energy community existed just yet, so let this be the first 🙂

Some initial rules:

  1. Follow the rules of this instance:
  • No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia.
  • Be respectful, especially when disagreeing. Everyone should feel welcome here.
  • No porn.
  • No Ads / Spamming.
  1. On the solar/wind vs nuclear debate: let's be clear that we need all technologies to get to zero carbon emissions. Debate is allowed though.

  2. If you open a topic for debate, participate in it. No one is interested in one sided hot takes and they'll be removed.

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has renewed the operating licenses of Comanche Peak Units 1 and 2 for an additional 20 years.

Unit 1’s operating license now expires on February 8, 2050, and Unit 2’s on February 2, 2053.

The two-unit Comanche Peak nuclear power plant in Glen Rose, Texas, is operated by Luminant. Units 1 and 2 are pressurized-water reactors.

Unit 1’s initial license was issued on April 17, 1990, and was set to expire on February 8, 2030. Unit 2 was first licensed on April 6, 1993, with an expiration date of February 2, 2033.

The review: The review of Comanche Peak's license renewal application proceeded on two tracks, according to the NRC. A safety evaluation report was issued in March, and a final supplemental environmental impact statement was issued in April.

These documents, as well as other information regarding the renewal application, are available on the NRC website, which also contains information about the license renewal process.

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