Building more nuclear reactors is the worst possible solution to the energy crises. The radioactive waste is toxic for tens of thousands to millions of years and no one knows what to do with it, not to mention the potential hazards of a nuclear meltdown. Read about the Chernobyl disaster here.
(AP) The nation’s nuclear energy industry, all but stagnant for three decades, is quietly building toward a resurgence with more than two dozen new reactors on the drawing board in 15 states. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received applications to build 15 new reactors in eight states. Later this year, plants in seven other states plan to seek permits for a dozen more reactors. The first could be built and operating by 2016. While 104 commercial nuclear reactors remain in operation in the U.S., the NRC has not approved a construction license for a new reactor since 1978. The nuclear revival is far from a done deal, however. Companies still must arrange financing, and will need federal loan guarantees and states’ approval to hike rates to pay for construction if those loans are to be affordable. Read More
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