Southern Co. pondering another new nuke plant in 2011
July 27, 2009 at 1:23 pm by Thomas Wheatley in NewsAtlanta-based Southern Co. says it’ll file project paperwork in 2011 — the same year its Georgia Power subsidiary will start charging ratepayers for two new proposed reactors at Plant Vogtle near Augusta.
Bloomberg News reports:
Southern Co., the biggest U.S. power producer, is considering building a nuclear power plant in the U.S. to meet demand for electricity and limit the emissions of fossil fuels blamed for global warming.
Southern, based in Atlanta, plans to file for a combined construction and operating license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2011, Beth Thomas, a spokeswoman, said in a telephone interview today. The company hasn’t picked a site for the new facility, she said.
…
Southern, which serves 4.4 million customers in the Southeast, already plans to expand its Vogtle nuclear plant in Georgia to add two 1,100-megawatt reactors at the site, which already has two operating units. The Energy Daily reported the plan for the new plant on its Web site yesterday.
July 27th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
good: nuclear energy = no carbon emissions = less global warming