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Nuclear energy a No No for Wisconsin

Other provisions in the bill, experts say, make it unlikely any nuclear plant would open in Wisconsin in the foreseeable future.

New energy bill not a green light for nuclear power  By LAVILLA CAPENER and MIKE IVEY | The Capital Times January 18, 2010

The new clean energy bill trumpeted by Gov. Jim Doyle has been called everything from a forward-thinking green initiative to a jobs-killing mandate that would cripple the Wisconsin economy.

One thing it’s not, however, is a green light for nuclear power.

While the measure does modify the state’s quarter-century moratorium on nuclear plant construction, enough obstacles remain that make it doubtful a new facility would be built here anytime soon…………
Media reports have routinely credited the task force with easing the way toward nuclear power by deleting a provision in Wisconsin’s nuclear moratorium law that requires the development of a federally licensed long-term disposal facility before construction of a nuclear power plant.

The much-discussed Yucca Mountain site in Nevada has yet to move forward despite years of debate.

But the new Wisconsin bill still mandates that any nuclear facility here have a waste disposal plan, in addition to requiring that the plant be economically better than the alternatives. Other provisions in the bill, experts say, make it unlikely any nuclear plant would open in Wisconsin in the foreseeable future.

New energy bill not a green light for nuclear power

January 19, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Legal, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear wastes, renewable energy, renewables, solar