Guest guest Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 NRG to Submit First New Nuke Application By DAN CATERINICCHIA, AP Business Writer Monday, September 24, 2007 SFGate Technology: It's a high-tech world - - we just plug you into it... (09-24) 15:29 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) -- Power producer NRG Energy Inc. will submit the first application for a new nuclear reactor in the U.S. in nearly 30 years, the company's chief executive said Monday. Nuclear regulators expect Tuesday morning to receive NRG's application for two new units at its facility in Bay City,Texas, about 90 miles southwest of Houston. It will be the first complete construction and operating license submission the government has processed since before the Three Mile Island accident in Pennsylvania in 1979. " It's bold for us as a company, but for energy and the industry, it's a good step, " David Crane, NRG's president and CEO, said in a phone interview. Constellation Energy Group Inc. has filed a partial application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which expects up to six more requests this year from Duke Energy Corp., Dominion Resources Inc. and others. Constellation's proposed new reactor would be located in Lusby, Md. Utilities see in nuclear plants an opportunity to affordably meet demand for electricity, which the Energy Information Administration is forecasting will grow by 42 percent by 2030. High natural gas prices and the prospect of taxes or constraints on greenhouse gases are making gas- or coal-fired plants less attractive. wargasm wargasm one two three pit bull, pit bull, one two three wave those flags high in the air as long as it takes place over there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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