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September 18, 2018

Oldest U.S. nuke plant shuts down; N.J. town worries about its future

  • Most of the plant's workers will remain to remove fuel rods.
    • By WAYNE PARRY
    Associated Press

    LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A nuclear power plant long considered to be the oldest in America shut down Monday, the victim of its age and inability to compete with newer, cheaper gas-fired power plants.

    The Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in New Jersey went offline at noon Monday, powering down without incident for the final time after nearly a half-century of operation.


     
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