Posted on 04/19/2011 9:23:22 PM PDT by trumandogz
A multibillion-dollar expansion of a South Texas nuclear facility appears to have been derailed by last month's tsunami in Japan.
NRG Energy, the company orchestrating the expansion plans — and hoping Austin would partner with it in some capacity — said Tuesday that it was pulling its financial support, leaving a multibillion-dollar gap other partners would have to fill.
NRG President and CEO David Crane said the expansion faces "diminished prospects" in the aftermath of the tsunami that devastated Japan last month and caused the world's biggest nuclear crisis since Chernobyl at the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant.
(Excerpt) Read more at statesman.com ...
Probably. In the meantine, there’s still a lot of nuclear waste lying about in this country. Perhaps we could finally address that first.
“appears to have been derailed by last month’s tsunami in Japan...”
That was one damn big tsunami!
Why not build newer, safer, more up to date nuclear plants, instead of operating plants that are 40 some years old & have to be constantly updated to measure up to the safety standards set forth by the NRC?
Guess they better start getting up those windmills & fast!!!
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