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UniStar scraps plans for Nine Mile Point 3 nuclear power plant
UniStar scraps plans for Nine Mile Point 3 nuclear power plant
December 6, 2013
By Dorothy Davis
Content Director
UniStar Nuclear Energy has completely withdrawn its application for a third nuclear power reactor at the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, reports The Associated Press.
Nine Mile Point is a two-unit nuclear power station located in Scriba, New York on the shore of Lake Ontario. The license application for a third reactor at the site was submitted by UniStar to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2008. However, UniStar then submitted a request the NRC to put the application on hold just over a year later.
According to the AP, UniStar has now opted to completely halt the application process for Nine Mile Point 3 because the project was not selected for federal loan guarantees....
December 6, 2013
By Dorothy Davis
Content Director
UniStar Nuclear Energy has completely withdrawn its application for a third nuclear power reactor at the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, reports The Associated Press.
Nine Mile Point is a two-unit nuclear power station located in Scriba, New York on the shore of Lake Ontario. The license application for a third reactor at the site was submitted by UniStar to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2008. However, UniStar then submitted a request the NRC to put the application on hold just over a year later.
According to the AP, UniStar has now opted to completely halt the application process for Nine Mile Point 3 because the project was not selected for federal loan guarantees....
http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2013/12/unistar-scraps-plans-for-third-nuclear-reactor-at-nine-mile-point.html