NRC Approves New Nuclear Reactor Design

hrvatska writes "The NY Times has an article about the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approval of the design of Westinghouse's AP1000 reactor for the U.S., clearing the way for two American utilities to continue the construction of projects in South Carolina and Georgia. The last time a nuclear power plant in the U.S. entered service was 1996. The AP1000 was discussed on Slashdot a few years ago."

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Re:but

[Anonymous Coward]

Nuclear power is just as safe as any other electricity.

It's the heat source that is the problem.

Progress

[2.7182]

What we've seen since the technological advances after Chernobyl is that nuclear power is 100% safe. Anyone who thinks otherwise must be a Jane Fonda fan. I dare you to name just a single nuclear accident in the last few years.

Re:Progress

[sonamchauhan]

http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2587564&cid=38467290

Re:Progress

[flyingfsck]

"who caused it on purpose?" It was an act of God. That is what Gods do. They make stuff and then they destroy it again, just like a small child playing in the mud.

Sour grapes

[coldfarnorth]

Now that the rest of the world is rethinking nuclear power, We Americans have changed our tune.

However, I think the US might be on the right track here. Of course, it helps that the risk of tsunamis in the southeastern US is right between that of a zombie outbreak and Ralph Nader winning the presidency.

Re:Sour grapes

[Anonymous Coward]

It's more likely than the Year of The Linux Desktop.

Re:Sour grapes

[Anonymous Coward]

The bottom of the list would be you getting laid.

Only 1.154GW?

[viperidaenz]

Still 56MW short of doing anything useful...