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New power-plant drain on rivers sparks debate

New power-plant drain on rivers sparks debate  Ny san Antonio 21 June 09 by Antonio Caputo

New power plants planned along the lower Colorado River could use the same water supply that was denied San Antonio for future growth.

The driving force is simple. Power shortages are forecast for Texas’ future — shortages that power companies are rushing to meet with new plants.

But experts, environmental groups and others are beginning to question whether there is enough water available to serve the massive facilities.

The issue pits two fundamental resources critical to the fast-growing state against each other — water and power.

In an indirect way, it even puts San Antonio’s two largest utilities in competition for water from the lower Colorado River, some 200 miles away……………………

Nukes’ take

The lower Colorado River is a microcosm of an issue exploding statewide.

The South Texas Project, which supplies San Antonio with about a third of its energy, wants to build two more nuclear reactors and use the Colorado River water for cooling.

New power-plant drain on rivers sparks debate

June 21, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive