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“Duke Energy, America’s largest utility, has shelved plans to build two reactors in Florida, after having spent $1 billion on the project. The decision came only three months after the company abandoned investment in two new units in North Carolina.
In fact, this year, four American utilities have decided to shut down a total of five reactors permanently - the first closures in the United States in 15 years. One of the units - Kewaunee Power Station in Wisconsin - was abandoned after massive investment in upgrades and a 60-year license renewal; it simply could not generate power at competitive prices. For the same reasons, Vermont Yankee, another plant with a license to operate through 2032, is now scheduled to close in 2014.”
“…of the 66 reactors under construction worldwide, two-thirds are located in just three countries - China, India, and Russia - with China alone accounting for 28. Nine of the 66 have been listed as “under construction” for more than two decades. (The Watts Bar 2 reactor in Tennessee holds the record, having been under construction for 41 years.) An additional four projects have been underway for more than ten years.”
Nuclear Power’s Renaissance in Reverse Sep. 5, 2013
Mycle Schneider, an independent international consultant on energy and nuclear policy, is a project manager and the lead author of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report.
Antony Froggatt, an independent European energy consultant, is a senior research fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, London.
In fact, this year, four American utilities have decided to shut down a total of five reactors permanently - the first closures in the United States in 15 years. One of the units - Kewaunee Power Station in Wisconsin - was abandoned after massive investment in upgrades and a 60-year license renewal; it simply could not generate power at competitive prices. For the same reasons, Vermont Yankee, another plant with a license to operate through 2032, is now scheduled to close in 2014.”
“…of the 66 reactors under construction worldwide, two-thirds are located in just three countries - China, India, and Russia - with China alone accounting for 28. Nine of the 66 have been listed as “under construction” for more than two decades. (The Watts Bar 2 reactor in Tennessee holds the record, having been under construction for 41 years.) An additional four projects have been underway for more than ten years.”
Nuclear Power’s Renaissance in Reverse Sep. 5, 2013
Mycle Schneider, an independent international consultant on energy and nuclear policy, is a project manager and the lead author of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report.
Antony Froggatt, an independent European energy consultant, is a senior research fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, London.