the nuclear renaissance has begun

Who was it on this board who said we would never build another nuclear plant in the US?

WRONG!

http://www.scana.com/en/news-room/press-releases/current-news/sceg-authorizes-purchase-of-long-lead-materials-for-new-plant.htm

It's not yet the full contract, but an authorization to purchase long-lead-item materials is a significant step. This is the first of many.

 

IIRC, Georgia Power either just filed or is preparing to file to add additional reactors at Plant Vogel.

 

It's the cleanest and most safe way to produce energy.

France and many countries make most of their power from nuke energy.


light em up.

 

There are a lot of combined construction and operation licenses filed with the NRC for new plants. It's essentially just filing the paperwork for a permit, but the effort to do so is significant. It's not like going down to the courthouse and filling out a two page application - utilities don't do it "just in case" they feel like building a plant at some point in the future.

This is different. This means a contract has been signed and money is changing hands.

 

This has been around for a while and a utility down south (maybe this one) ordered a new unit sometime last year..or at least it was approved by thier BOD to do so.

 

People suck....Nuc power rules!

Works for boats and subs....make it happen!

 

There have been no new units ordered in the US. Up to this point it's all been filing of COLs and announcements by utilities of which technology they have chosen should they proceed with construction. This is the first US utility that has told a company to start ordering material. I work for Westinghouse so I can write this with some confidence.

A national standardized nuclear steam supply system (NSSS) will never happen. But what can and should happen is for the NSSS suppliers to standardize on their particular design. Westinghouse has done this with their AP1000 plant design, but we need the utilities to not demand that they want unique features that prevent a true standardized design.

 

The United States Navy does not run reactors for profit.

 

Nuke plants are dead because nobody is willing to finance them.

 

Apparently someone forgot to tell Georgia Power.

 

That's not a new build. They have have a better chance for expanding the existing facilities, finishing partially built, and recommissioning decomm'd units.

 

So expansion of existing nuke plants means nuclear is dead. Got it.

 

If history is any indication, they'll just spend 187 billion on it before deciding they don't need it and shutting down construction just before it comes online.
Steve

 

The problem is they nobody wants to lend the 187 million, this is also affective new coal power plants too.

Nuke power is bad decision because it's too expensive. I'd like too them adopt the French designs and use a cookie cutter approach for future reactors.

This would make them cheaper to build and maintain.

 

Because it's cheaper. Like the Watts plant in TN, reactor was 90% built, they are just finishing the job.

 

Doesn't sound like dead to me, but you are welcome to call it that.

 

Call it. Heads or tails.

 

It's alive when somebody builds a new plant. Financing is also affecting the 50 new coal plants.

 

I get it, you have decided to use a BS definition of alive.