U.S. utilities driving for a license

Five years ago, no self-respecting American utility executive would have dared to even think out loud about building a new nuclear power plant. Today, with the US fleet sporting a nearly flawless safety record and a 90% average capacity factor, and with global warming a growing concern, nearly a doz...

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Published in:Power 2005-11, Vol.149 (9), p.36-44
Main Author: PELTIER, Robert
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Coal-fired power plants
Consortia
Construction
Electric utilities
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Exact sciences and technology
Fission nuclear power plants
Installations for energy generation and conversion: thermal and electrical energy
Licenses
Licensing
Nuclear power plants
Nuclear reactors
Regulation
Schedules
Tax credits
Trends
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Summary:Five years ago, no self-respecting American utility executive would have dared to even think out loud about building a new nuclear power plant. Today, with the US fleet sporting a nearly flawless safety record and a 90% average capacity factor, and with global warming a growing concern, nearly a dozen utilities are on record as seriously considering adding nuclear generation. The question is no longer if - but when - the next US nuclear plant will be built. US nuclear power plants continue to set industry and unit performance records. Timing - it is said - is everything, and that certainly seems to be the case for US nuclear plant development these days. Using the last decade's tremendous management and performance records as a springboard, and with an assist from the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), the future for more nuclear development is set. The time to begin building - or at least planning to build - the next generation of American nuclear plants has arrived.
ISSN:0032-5929
1936-7791