Power Producers Rush to Secure Nuclear Sites

[Dover]

This is just a snippet. You have to be a WJ subscriber for the full article...and I'm not.
But it gives you the gist of the article.


Power Producers Rush to Secure Nuclear Sites

With the U.S. on the verge of building a new generation of nuclear power plants, potential owners are racing to identify and lock down the best sites in order to secure billions of dollars in federal subsidies pledged to first-comers.

Their efforts will test local and national attitudes more than two decades after nuclear accidents made headlines. They also represent a considerable financial gamble for the utility industry, which is moving ahead at a rapid pace despite uncertainty ranging from environmental opposition to finding a home for radioactive nuclear waste. In one case, the zeal to secure a promising site..cont'd

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[jpak]

1. note: "billions of dollars of federal subsidies"

Brought to you by Dick Cheney's Energy Task Force and the assholes at the Nuclear Energy Institute.

As these subsidies will cover the costs of only 6 new nuculars, most of these plants will not be built.