Two more cities opt out of Utah’s dubious small nuclear reactor project
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The $6 billion project has built in “off-ramps” for members of the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems to bow out of participation at this stage, with a deadline for this exit set for Saturday. The 720-megawatt NuScale Power project is planned for construction at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory, about 180 miles north of Salt Lake City. Earlier this month, the federal agency announced it will provide nearly $1.4 billion for the project to pay for one-time costs for a plant that is being billed as a first-of-its-kind, next-generation nuclear power technology. The infusion of money would be subject to yearly appropriations by Congress, but project backers say it has had bipartisan support under both the Trump and Obama administrations. The power association is made up of 47 members in Utah and throughout the Intermountain West that are independent utilities. Bountiful and Beaver are the latest to leave the Carbon Free Power Project, citing concerns over rising costs,…. Concerns over costs and utilities acting as “seed investors” have been raised by the Utah Taxpayers Association, which warns project delays and mounting costs may make members vulnerable. The project passed one regulatory hurdle in a design certification process before the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and is moving onto the next phase of licensing…… If successful, the Carbon Free Power Project would be the first globally to deploy the modular technology. Construction of the 12-modular unit is expected to start in 2025, with the first unit coming online in 2029. https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/10/28/21536595/news-nuclear-power-project-utah-cities-bountiful-bow-out-of-planned-nuscale-plant-idaho-uamps |
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