Since there apparently are no new nuclear power plants currently under construction in the U.S., I'd say whatever our Congressmorons did was too little, too late. There ought to be a dozen under contruction by now, instead of ZERO. Pathetic.
I read an article in the newpaper a few days ago (St. Petersburg Times, a wholly leftist rag) that Progress Energy proposed building a nuclear plant north of Tarpon Springs ... I believe there are others being planned as well.
You must remember that the Congress is largely a reactive body. The pressure from the nay sayers was intense, well organized and very loud. It took time and change for the pressure to dissapate. In that thime there was big change in the companies and some growth in the technology.
The big push by the Tennessee Valley authority was completely blocked. Noe however, one of the first new plants is said to be going in at the Hartsville site.
I can't deny that sooner might have been better but will argue that the current methods are better and quicker and could result in more smaller units quicker.
The industry died the death of a thousand cuts. The many razors are now gone and the bleeding is stopped.