Duke Power has applied or is in the process of applying for a COL (Construction-Operating liscense) for the Cherokee Co site in South Carolina for a twin AP1000 unit.
Constellation the same for a 1600 MWe Areva ractor at the Calvert Cliffs site
Southern Nuclear the same for a twin AP1000 plant at the Vogtle site in Georgia
Nustart (a utility consortium) has chosen the Bellafonte site for a twin AP1000 plant.
Dominion has done the same for a site in Virginia for a twin AP1000 site.
The Grand Gulf site has been chosen by Nustart for a new ABWR plant.
Florida Progress has chosen the Harris site near Raleigh-Durham in North Carolina for a twin AP1000 plant.
There are a couple of more I can't remember right at this minute, but the nuclear revival is underway.
So, about 5 years the time frame for approval for a COL?
I remember the recent article, here locally, where Progress wanted to add 2 new reactors to Harris, but there has not been any followups or announcements. The MSM just doesn't seem to coordinate very well good news with the related 'doom and gloom' about oil prices.
Do you, or anyone else know about if there are new plans for better homeowner tax breaks to encourage solar installations for residential / commercial properties? I figure that the solar panel/steel roof combo can be very appealing in architectural aspects as well as durability and energy savings. Preheating water for hot water and preheating air for home heating makes a lot of sense. Haven't seen a tankless hot water installation combined a solar preheated water tank as of yet for residential use. Imagine the energy savings on that concept.