Report: New England's Nuclear Plants Will Be Key To Fighting Climate Change

A new report suggests New Hampshire's Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant will be essential to curbing the effects of climate change in the coming years. Seabrook and Millstone Station in Connecticut will be the only two nuclear plants left in New England after next year. They're also some of the most profitable nuclear plants in the country, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists. The U.S. has 99 nuclear reactors operating at 60 facilities, providing a fifth of the country’s electricity. The new UCS report says more than a third of those nuclear plants are either unprofitable or scheduled to retire. Add in the plants that are only marginally profitable, and the UCS report says around half the country’s nukes could be at a serious risk of closing. It also says most nuclear plants nationwide are owned by a company that owns at least one at-risk facility. But Seabrook and Millstone don’t appear to be in danger, says UCS energy research director Steve Clemmer – making them key sources of