Duke Energy Corp.

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FILE – This June 14, 2011, file photo shows the reactor building at the Crystal River Nuclear Plant, which was shut down in 2009 before a troubled maintenance project and Duke Energy Corp. decided to decommission in 2013, during a tour for reporters in Crystal River, Fla. As costs of running aging nuclear reactors increase, some small, mostly rural towns that are home to the nation's nuclear plants are bracing for what's to come, as towns where nuclear plants were shuttered deal with higher property taxes, cuts in services and less school funding. (Will Vragovic/Tampa Bay Times via AP, Pool, File)