Turning the nuke back on

 

Reignite the atoms

This is one way of cutting fossil fuel emissions from power plants; turn decommissioned power plants back on.

Shuttered Michigan nuclear plant gets $1.5bn federal loan to restart operations by 2025 - and could power at least 800,000 homes

Just make sure the control rod seals are fixed first!

MIT Technology Review has an article about it too.

How to reopen a nuclear power plant

"The state funding and federal loan will help support the fixes and upgrades needed for the plant’s equipment and continue paying the approximately 200 workers who have stayed on since its shutdown. The plant employed about 700 people while it was operating, and the company is now working on rehiring additional workers to help with the restart, Culp says."

But still, small modular reactors are the key to the future.