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Costly Lepreau nuclear plant refit may extend into 2010

Costly Lepreau nuclear plant refit may extend into 2010: CBC News  April 3, 2009 CBC News

NB Power says it can no longer predict exactly when the Point Lepreau nuclear power plant will be up and running again — and for every day it’s delayed it costs the province $670,000 to replace the electricity the plant would normally produce.The $1.4-billion project was supposed to be finished by this September, a date that was first pushed back to December and is now in danger of running into next year.
Gaëtan Thomas, NB Power’s vice-president nuclear, said Thursday that picking a completion date is no longer possible.

Costly Lepreau nuclear plant refit may extend into 2010: VP

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