NRC Approves New Nuclear Reactor Design 299
hrvatska writes "The NY Times has an article about the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approval of the design of Westinghouse's AP1000 reactor for the U.S., clearing the way for two American utilities to continue the construction of projects in South Carolina and Georgia. The last time a nuclear power plant in the U.S. entered service was 1996. The AP1000 was discussed on Slashdot a few years ago."
Re:but (Score:5, Funny)
Nuclear power is just as safe as any other electricity.
It's the heat source that is the problem.
Progress (Score:2, Funny)
Sour grapes (Score:5, Funny)
Now that the rest of the world is rethinking nuclear power, We Americans have changed our tune.
However, I think the US might be on the right track here. Of course, it helps that the risk of tsunamis in the southeastern US is right between that of a zombie outbreak and Ralph Nader winning the presidency.
Re:Sour grapes (Score:2, Funny)
Only 1.154GW? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Sour grapes (Score:1, Funny)
The bottom of the list would be you getting laid.
Re:Progress (Score:3, Funny)
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2587564&cid=38467290 [slashdot.org]
Re:Progress (Score:5, Funny)