How do I dismantle a power plant? [duplicate]

I have several power plants causing pollution. However, the cities they're in have enough clean power sources nearby.

Can I dismantle the dirty power plants in the industrial zones?

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Best Answer

There are city projects (all the way at the bottom of the production queue) that allow you to convert the power plant to another power source, e.g. convert to oil, convert to nuclear, ...

These conversions are unlocked through specific research techs. (( Credit to Flater, previously asked / answered at Can you not sell/destroy buildings? ))

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Can you dismantle a nuclear power plant?

The plant is dismantled in a process similar to the DECON option once radioactivity has decayed to lower levels and the safety risk to workers is substantially reduced. In DECON phase, the operator first decontaminates or removes contaminated equipment and materials.

How much does it cost to decommission a power plant?

For US reactors the expected total decommissioning costs range from $544 to $821 million; for units over 1100 MWe the costs ranged from $0.46 to $0.73 million per MWe, for units half that size, costs ranged from $1.07 to $1.22 million per MWe.

How much does it cost to dismantle a nuclear power plant?

Although there are many factors that affect reactor decommissioning costs, generally they range from $300 million to $400 million.

How long does it take to restart a power plant?

About 25% of U.S. power plants can start up\u2014going from being shut down to fully operating\u2014within one hour, based on data collected in EIA's annual survey of electric generators. Some power plants, especially those powered by coal and nuclear fuel, require more than half a day to reach full operations.

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