Operations at Three Mile Island are poised to restart in four years, the latest sign that the nuclear power industry is undergoing a major turnaround after a wave of plant closures.
The Unit 1 reactor at Three Mile Island, which entered service in 1974, was permanently shut down in 2019 due to economic pressure as nuclear power struggled to compete against natural gas.
But the tech sector's growing power needs are breathing new life into the industry.
Constellation Energy plants to restart Unit 1 in 2028 through an agreement with Microsoft to help power the tech company's data centers.
Here is a look at the plant's main control room, the turbine deck that houses the main power generator, and the facility's iconic cooling towers.
Persons:
Chris Crane, Exelon, Bryan Hanson
Organizations:
Constellation Energy, Microsoft, Crane Clean Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, The Department of Energy, Energy Solutions