Duke Energy Scraps Plans For Florida Nuclear Plant, Forced To Delay Others

mdsolar writes "According to the Associated Press, 'The largest utility in the U.S. is scuttling plans to build a $24.7 billion nuclear power plant in a small Gulf Coast county in Florida, the company announced Thursday. Duke Energy Corp. said it made the decision because of delays by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in issuing licenses for new plants, and because of recent legislative changes in Florida.' Meanwhile, 'Duke Energy's plans to build two nuclear reactors in South Carolina have been delayed by federal regulators who say budget cuts and changes to the plans require more time. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission told Duke in a letter that a final hearing on plans to build the William S. Lee nuclear plant in Cherokee County would have to wait until 2016. The original target had been this past March."

Re:Not the best place

[Mitchell314]

The problem is that the Great lakes are infected with dangerous invasive species [wikipedia.org] that build up and block water intake systems. It's very expensive to stop a nuclear plant to clean the buildup of Canadians in the pipes. And you run the risk of the plant employees getting infected with ideas like universal healthcare.

Re:Not the best place

[Noughmad]

Yeah, it's kinda pointless to build nuclear plants in an area where oil flows ashore by itself.

Duke [Nukem] Energy Corp.

[baKanale]

I'm here to build nuclear power plants and chew bubblegum... and I'm all out of patience for the plant construction licensing process.

Re:Not the best place

[FatdogHaiku]

... (but forget Lake Erie, it's too shallow to soak up a lot of heat without ecological damage)

Welcome to Lake Bouillabaisse*
* Formerly known as Erie