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Nuclear industry resuscitation stalled again in USA

Proposed New Vogtle Reactors Hit Roadblock, May 5th, 2010 › Clean Energy › Sara Barczak ›Once again, the “Nuclear Relapse” hits home. Do these recent headlines inspire confidence in the nuclear industry’s much-hyped “comeback?

”“Georgia Judge Rules Against 2 Controversial Nuclear Reactors”“Ruling Questions PSC Certification of New Vogtle Reactors”“Ruling Questions Vogtle Expansion”- This time the roadblock hit the lead new nuclear reactor proposal in the United States, Southern Company’s two Westinghouse AP1000 reactors at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Georgia when a Fulton Co. Superior Court Judge ruled last Friday that the Georgia Public Service Commission (GPSC) acted illegally. This was in response to a lawsuit Southern Alliance for Clean Energy filed last summer. The  final order issued May 5, 2010 remanded the case to the GPSC.

The Daily Report article by Greg Land provided some clear analysis:………
The influence of Georgia Power, Southern Company’s largest subsidiary, on state utility regulators has been a high concern.  The illegal nature of a Georgia Public Service Commission green light on new Vogtle reactors is an example of this company’s excessive influence.  And what plays out later this summer when the Georgia Public Service Commission is confronted with an alleged whopping $800 million rate increase request from the utility giant — will the consumer be protected or will the status quo prevail?

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May 6, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear renaissance, nuclear spin