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Trump’s crucial decision on nuclear power | Opinion

The time to pay attention is now.

FILE - This May 22, 2017 file photo, shows cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is recommending that the agency cut back on inspections at the country's nuclear reactors, a cost-cutting move promoted by the nuclear power industry but denounced by opponents as a threat to public safety. Exelon Corp., the owner of Three Mile Island, site of the United States' worst commercial nuclear power accident, said it will shut down the plant in 2019 without a financial rescue from Pennsylvania.
FILE - This May 22, 2017 file photo, shows cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is recommending that the agency cut back on inspections at the country's nuclear reactors, a cost-cutting move promoted by the nuclear power industry but denounced by opponents as a threat to public safety. Exelon Corp., the owner of Three Mile Island, site of the United States' worst commercial nuclear power accident, said it will shut down the plant in 2019 without a financial rescue from Pennsylvania.Read moreMatt Rourke / AP
    by Hugh Hewitt, For the Washington Post
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