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New Red Tape Makes New Nuclear Reactors Impossible
Feb 8, 2023
issues:
Electricity Policy, Energy and Environment, Energy Regulatory Reform, Federal Government Affairs, Nuclear
originally published in
National Review
From National Review:
…Heavy government regulations combined with policies directly favoring wind and solar energy now make it essentially impossible to open a new profitable nuclear-power plant, according to an R Street Institute study.
Regulations adding millions of dollars to the operating cost of existing reactors are also a major factor in shutting them down, both an economic and environmental catastrophe…
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