City to Host First Community Discussion on Repowering NRG Plant with Nuclear Energy

The City of Dunkirk will hold its first community input meeting next week to present information on new nuclear technologies that could repower the former NRG plant. It will be held on Tuesday, July 15th at about 6:00 PM in the council chambers at City Hall, immediately following the Common Council meeting scheduled that day. Mayor Kate Wdowiasz says the meeting will be the first step to opening a conversation with the community about the foundation of modern nuclear energy...

Kate Wdowiasz: first step to getting community involved

Wdowiasz has invited SUNY Distinguished Professor Dr. Andrew Whittaker from the University at Buffalo's Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering. He will present an informational discussion called "WNY and All Things Nuclear," which Wdowiasz has seen...

Kate Wdowiasz: thinks the presentation is informative

That will be followed by a question-and-answer opportunity for the public.

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