America's Next Nukes

America's Next Nukes

Postby Oscar » Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:38 pm

Special Report: Going Green - America's Next Nukes

http://www.forbes.com/2007/07/02/energy ... wnuke.html

Brian Wingfield, 07.03.07, 6:00 AM ET Washington, D.C. -

Most Americans probably don't realize it, but the United States got its first dose of new nuclear power in more than a decade in May. That's when the Tennessee Valley Authority, a government-owned corporation, resurrected a North Alabama reactor that had been shut down for safety reasons 22 years ago.

Consider it a sign of things to come. With electricity demand expected to grow by about 30% within the next 15 years and speculation that the government will at some point put a price tag on greenhouse gas emissions, the nation is poised for a "nuclear renaissance."

Where America's Next Nukes Will Go:

http://www.forbes.com/2007/07/02/energy ... peed=20000

With 104 operating reactors, the United States already produces more nuclear power than any country in the world, but only about 20% of the country's electricity is generated from nuclear plants. The rest comes from coal, natural gas and other resources, like hydropower and wind farms.

But where will the next reactor be built? All signs point South, especially to Texas. Between now and 2009, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission expects to receive 28 applications to build and operate 19 new reactors. All but three of the applications would place new reactors in the broad sweep of the Southeast from Maryland to Texas. The Lone Star state itself could be the location for as many as seven new units. Throughout the country most of the expected additions would be expansions of existing nuclear power plants.

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