Mover Mike

After a three decade hiatus, nuclear power is coming back! By Kristi E. Swartz of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote:

Georgia Power will pay approximately $6.4 billion to Westinghouse Electric to build its share of two proposed 1,100-megawatt nuclear reactors at the utility's Vogtle plant south of Augusta, the utility said Wednesday.

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... the nation tries to lessen its dependence on natural gas and foreign oil as well as cut back on carbon emissions and other pollutants. Based on the state's expected growth, Georgia Power says it needs to add more than 7,000 megawatts of capacity and that nuclear energy is essential to achieving that goal.

NPR reported "Seventeen power companies in the U.S. are making plans to build more than 30 nuclear plants." At a cost of at least $14 Billion apiece that comes to over $400 Billion, a massive investment. That's the good news on the subject of global warming or climate change. We are concerned about the environment and the future of fossil fuels, and the prices have forced us to consider alternatives.

One alternative is the Pebble Bed Modular Reactors which I wrote about back in 2005.