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July 3, 2013

Energy NW and NuScale proposing a new reactor

  • NuScale Power says its modular reactor could be built in three years at a price of $2.5 million.
    • By SHANNON DININNY
    Associated Press

    YAKIMA — A consortium of Western utilities and a nuclear reactor designer have submitted a proposal to the U.S. Department of Energy to build a small nuclear reactor to meet future demand for carbon-free power.

    The proposal seeks millions of dollars in grant money to walk the project through the vigorous licensing and permitting process, which takes years. The earliest a reactor would be built is likely 2023.


     
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