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FBaggins

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2. They ought to restart the recently-retired units

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Aug 3, 2022, 02:31 PM

Aug 2022

It's one thing to debate whether you're willing to live with coal/gas to avoid paranoia of a potential radiation event.

It's an entirely different thing when you're balancing that potential risk against the very real risk of power outages.

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