Sentences with phrase «existing nuclear plants»

The study notes that some countries are planning to extend the life of existing nuclear plants.

According to Judson, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency made a decision not to support existing nuclear plants in the Clean Power Plan because demand can be met without them.

While renewable energy is welcome, Jenkins said the urgency of climate change will require a broader swath of options, from supporting existing nuclear plants to developing new emissions - free technologies.

Even existing nuclear plants are closing down.

Nuclear power is expected to drop significantly over the coming decades as existing nuclear plants reach the ends of their lifetimes and are retired.

Despite states» growing interest in maintaining existing nuclear plants and the potential to use ZECs as a policy tool to reduce carbon, opponents highlight the potential illegality of ZECs and ability for nuclear subsidies to distort wholesale energy markets by suppressing capacity prices.

Most of the angst about energy markets (see No. 7) traces to states like New York and Illinois that are taking measures to keep existing nuclear plants open.

However, it has been recently publicised that the UK nuclear industry is better equipped to manage the decline and decommissioning of existing nuclear plants, rather than set up new nuclear power stations.

In early 2012, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved construction permits for four 1,100 - megawatt reactors at two existing nuclear plants in the southeastern states of Georgia and South Carolina, the first permits for new plants since 1978.

While wind and solar are currently more expensive than the output from Ontario's existing nuclear plants, that won't be the case much longer.

«We welcome the Weightman report as a thorough and comprehensive piece of work that, whilst not identifying particular reservations about the UK civil nuclear power programme, does identify issues that should be included when considering future and existing nuclear plant — in particular the need to include proper consideration of events that could occur beyond the boundaries of individual plant — as was the case in Japan.

SCRIBA, N.Y. - As recently as four years ago, nuclear power companies were planning to spend billions of dollars to build a new reactor in Oswego County, alongside three existing nuclear plants.

Even as the industry as a whole seemed to be teetering on the brink, existing nuclear plants were thriving.

It would sit alongside two of Finland's four existing nuclear plants (intuitively called Olkiluoto 1 and 2).

The EPA regulations call for increasing the use of state - of - the - art, natural gas - fired power plants in place of coal plants; increasing renewable energy sources; avoiding retirement of existing nuclear plants; and supporting energy efficiency.

If policymakers provide financial assistance to existing nuclear plants, they should at the same time strengthen policies such as renewable electricity standards (RES) that stimulate the growth of low - carbon renewable energy as well as energy efficiency programs and policies.

The economics of an existing nuclear plant, which by the way could run 80 years, that nuclear plant that's what the NRC would be considering Diablo to run for.

«Illinois needs an all - of - the - above energy strategy that will help reduce harmful air emissions, grow renewable energy and maintain our state's existing nuclear plants,» said Senator Mattie Hunter (D - Chicago).

Federal, state and local governments have massively intervened in energy markets to support renewable power with subsidies and mandates, but given virtually no support to existing nuclear plants.

Consequently, existing nuclear plants can be run as long as security allows and new plants submitted to public vote if a referendum is requested.

Virtually all gas - fired plants and more than 75 percent of coal - fired plants built in the past 30 years (as well as 40 percent of existing nuclear plants) use CCC.