Nuclear Power Reborn
New Jersey-based NRG Energy applies to build the first new nuclear power plant in the U.S. in more than 30 years
By David Biello
September 26, 2007
NEW NUKES: NRG Energy hopes to build two new advanced boiling water reactors at its South Texas nuclear
power plant site.
The two reactors at the South Texas nuclear power plant, an hour southwest of Houston, last year churned out 21.37
billion kilowatt-hours. By 2015, its majority owner, New Jersey-based NRG Energy, hopes to at least double that
capacity if it gets permission to build two more reactors on the site. The company filed the first application on
Monday for a new nuclear power plant—two advanced boiling-water reactors—in more than 30 years.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleId=43D0C499-E7F2-99DF-30F52701AD131FD0&chanId=sa003
Worldwide Nuclear Power Plants
Globally there are more nuclear power plants on order
Date current nuclear Building now Planned Proposed
#plants Power # plants Power # plants Power # plants Power
Aug/07 439 372,002 MWe 34 27,838 81 89,175 223 200,445
Jul/07 438 371,258 32 25,073 74 80,531 214 179,345
May/07 437 370,040 30 22,398 74 81,601 182 151,345
Mar/07 435 368,943 28 22,735 66 70,861 158 124,225
Jan/07 435 368,860 28 22,735 64 68,861 158 124,225
In 2007 +4 + 3,142 MWe +6 +5,103 +17 20,314 +65 +76,220
http://www.uic.com.au/reactors.htm
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New Jersey-based NRG Energy applies to build the first new nuclear power plant in the U.S. in more than 30 years
By David Biello
September 26, 2007
NEW NUKES: NRG Energy hopes to build two new advanced boiling water reactors at its South Texas nuclear
power plant site.
The two reactors at the South Texas nuclear power plant, an hour southwest of Houston, last year churned out 21.37
billion kilowatt-hours. By 2015, its majority owner, New Jersey-based NRG Energy, hopes to at least double that
capacity if it gets permission to build two more reactors on the site. The company filed the first application on
Monday for a new nuclear power plant—two advanced boiling-water reactors—in more than 30 years.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleId=43D0C499-E7F2-99DF-30F52701AD131FD0&chanId=sa003
Worldwide Nuclear Power Plants
Globally there are more nuclear power plants on order
Date current nuclear Building now Planned Proposed
#plants Power # plants Power # plants Power # plants Power
Aug/07 439 372,002 MWe 34 27,838 81 89,175 223 200,445
Jul/07 438 371,258 32 25,073 74 80,531 214 179,345
May/07 437 370,040 30 22,398 74 81,601 182 151,345
Mar/07 435 368,943 28 22,735 66 70,861 158 124,225
Jan/07 435 368,860 28 22,735 64 68,861 158 124,225
In 2007 +4 + 3,142 MWe +6 +5,103 +17 20,314 +65 +76,220
http://www.uic.com.au/reactors.htm
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