Friday, March 29, 2024

Common Sense!! Re-Open a Nuke Plant!!

 This is not a joke, nor a parody.

The federal government will provide a $1.5 billion loan to restart a nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan, officials announced Wednesday.

Holtec International acquired the 800-megawatt Palisades plant in 2022 with plans to dismantle it. But now the emphasis is on restarting it by late 2025, following support from the state of Michigan and the Biden administration....

 ...“Nuclear power is our single largest source of carbon-free electricity, directly supporting 100,000 jobs across the country and hundreds of thousands more indirectly,” said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, a former Michigan governor....

There is some weasel-wording about the necessity to inspect and test various systems in the plant, which gives the Feds a way out if they want one.  But it is possible--just possible--that the Department of Energy understands the electrical power crisis they were causing.

Huh!

No comments:

Post a Comment