"LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A nuclear power plant long considered to be the oldest in America shut down Monday, the victim of its age and inability to compete with newer, cheaper gas-fired power plants.

The Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in New Jersey went offline at noon Monday, powering down without incident for the final time after nearly a half-century of operation.

The aging plant was seen as a victim of its age and the changing economics of power generation, where right now it is cheaper in many places to generate power by burning cheap natural gas rather than running nuclear power."

Wayne Parry reports for the Associated Press September 17, 2018. [2]