Drought Could Force Nuke-Plant Shutdowns

San Francisco Chronicle, Associated Press by Mitch Weiss | Jan. 24, 2008 (News Report)

Nuclear reactors across the Southeast could be forced to throttle back or temporarily shut down later this year because drought is drying up the rivers and lakes that supply power plants with the awesome amounts of cooling water they need to operate.

Utility officials say such shutdowns probably wouldn't result in blackouts. But they could lead to shockingly higher electric bills for millions of Southerners, because the region's utilities may be ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Patricia Blochowiak - Jan 24, 2008 - 8:39 PM PST
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 by Mike LaBonte - Apr. 14, 2009

Loaded with facts and sources, good story. Has been corrected once, a good sign. Partly based on a study, but no link to it.

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 by Patricia Blochowiak - Apr. 14, 2009

Presents problems with nuclear power plants from the points of view of the energy companies involved and the opponents of nuclear power. This time they agree.

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 by Harold One Feather - Oct. 1, 2008

The nuclear renaissance is comparable to a huckster selling snake oil juice to poor people.

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