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NRC okays final decommissioned status for La Crosse nuke plant

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The former site of a Wisconsin nuclear power plant is officially safe to use for other activities, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced in a press release last week.
NRC released the site of the decommissioned  La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor for “unrestricted…

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Cooling towers releasing steam clouds at a nuclear power station.

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A nuclear power plant facility featuring two large cooling towers alongside a domed reactor containment building.

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A nuclear power plant facility featuring two large cooling towers alongside a domed reactor containment building.

Shakir out at Westinghouse 

A cooling tower collapsing in a cloud of dust during the controlled demolition of a nuclear power plant.

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