The oldest commercial plants in the United States reached their 40th anniversary this year, and the average plant has operated for 30 years. Already, more than half of the nation's more than 100 reactors have seen their initial licenses extended for an additional two decades. Nearly all the country's plants are expected to eventually win such extensions.
Designed for 40 years, plant operators are saying they can treat nuke plants like used cars and replace parts to keep them running, maybe as long as 100 years! Now THAT inspires confidence in the nuclear industry, does it not?
NOT
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