Thursday, June 21, 2007
New Nukes! (sort of)
I note that Bush was celebrating the opening of a "new" nuclear plant in Alabama. This has been somewhat misreported; it's not really a newly built plant, but a re-opening of a plant built in the '60s and closed in the '80s after a fairly serious accident.
Still and all, it's more nuclear power than we've had, and I'm glad to see the Pres endorsing it.
He should do far more: he should clear out all litigation obstacles by executive order, for instance.
Congress did free up a few regulatory obstacles last year, and we have some real progress on the nuke front. Two genuinely new plants are now in the planning stage, with permits from NRC to proceed.
Polistra is happy, at least for today. ¶ 9:58 AM
I note that Bush was celebrating the opening of a "new" nuclear plant in Alabama. This has been somewhat misreported; it's not really a newly built plant, but a re-opening of a plant built in the '60s and closed in the '80s after a fairly serious accident.
Still and all, it's more nuclear power than we've had, and I'm glad to see the Pres endorsing it.
He should do far more: he should clear out all litigation obstacles by executive order, for instance.
Congress did free up a few regulatory obstacles last year, and we have some real progress on the nuke front. Two genuinely new plants are now in the planning stage, with permits from NRC to proceed.
Polistra is happy, at least for today. ¶ 9:58 AM
