An abandoned nuclear power plant in Tennessee has been given new life as nearly 3,000 solar panels have been placed on the site. The Phipps Bend Nuclear Power Plant has scarred the landscape since it was abandoned in 1981. Now the site will provide clean energy to around 100 homes in the local area. The United States has around 100 cancelled nuclear power plants—perhaps some of them could receive new life as solar farms as well.
An unfinished nuclear power plant is finally producing energy—solar energy that is
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