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Westinghouse Corporation discovers Climate Change – to promote nuclear power

nuke-spruikersSmAs Obama targets climate change, Westinghouse bangs the nuclear drum SHAWN MCCARTHY TORONTO — The Globe and Mail , Jun. 28 2013, “……For a generation, it has been the nuclear industry’s calling card – that only large-scale reactors can provide steady, base-load power that does not emit greenhouse gases. And with U.S. President Barack Obama’s pledge this week to heighten the battle against climate change and reduce the U.S.’s reliance on carbon-intensive, coal-fired power, Pittsburgh-based Westinghouse Electric Co. sees an opportunity to restart a renaissance that was promised a decade ago but has fizzled……

With the 2011 meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima plant still in the public’s mind, and the issue of how to permanently dispose of highly radioactive waste still unresolved, the industry faces the twin challenge of persuading the public that nuclear power is both safe and economical…….

In the United States, the much-hyped renaissance has stalled. The federal regulator has received applications for 24 new reactors, but few are currently proceeding. Duke Energy recently scrapped plans for two of the six reactors while NRG Energy cancelled two reactors in Texas in 2011, saying they couldn’t compete with gas. California recently announced it will not refurbish its aging San Onofre plant, near San Diego….. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/banging-the-nuclear-drum/article12891014/

June 29, 2013 - Posted by | general

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