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Duke Energy Scraps Plans For Florida Nuclear Plant, Forced To Delay Others

Posted by Soulskill on from the running-out-the-clock dept.

mdsolar writes "According to the Associated Press, 'The largest utility in the U.S. is scuttling plans to build a $24.7 billion nuclear power plant in a small Gulf Coast county in Florida, the company announced Thursday. Duke Energy Corp. said it made the decision because of delays by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in issuing licenses for new plants, and because of recent legislative changes in Florida.' Meanwhile, 'Duke Energy's plans to build two nuclear reactors in South Carolina have been delayed by federal regulators who say budget cuts and changes to the plans require more time. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission told Duke in a letter that a final hearing on plans to build the William S. Lee nuclear plant in Cherokee County would have to wait until 2016. The original target had been this past March."

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  1. Do...or do not. There is no try. by Impy+the+Impiuos+Imp · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Either these kinds of plants are ok or they are not. If not, ban them. If so, get the hell out of the way.

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  2. Oversight can't be separated out by sjbe · · Score: 5, Insightful

    All of the nuclear accidents in history have happened because of poor oversight, not to the fault of the technology itself.

    The oversight IS a part of the technology. If the technology were flawless and relatively safe then extensive regulation and oversight would not be needed. I'm not opposed to nuclear power but pretending that the oversight can be separated from the equipment is naive.