Companies that want to build new nuclear reactors

Sometimes, "wantin'" ain't "gettin'". Let's hope that's the case with these companies.

A list of companies that have announced their intent to submit applications to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for new plant licenses:

_ Alternate Energy Holdings/Unistar: One unit in Elmore County, Idaho

_ Amarillo Power/Unistar: One unit in vicinity of Amarillo, Texas

_ AmerenUE/Unistar: One unit in Callaway County, Mo.

_ Constellation/Unistar: One unit in Calvert County, Md.

_ Constellation/Unistar: One unit in Oswego County, N.Y.

_ Detroit Edison: One unit in Frenchtown Township, Mich.

_ Dominion: One unit in Louisa County, Va.

_ Duke: Two units in Cherokee County, S.C.

_ Duke: Undetermined number of units in Davie County, N.C.

_ Duke: Undetermined number of units in Oconee County, S.C.

_ Entergy: Undetermined number of units in West Felciana Parish, La.

_ Entergy: Undetermined number of units in Claiborne County, Miss.

_ Exelon: Undetermined number of units in Clinton, Ill.

_ Exelon: Undetermined number of units in Victoria County, Texas

_ Florida Power & Light: Two units in Miami-Dade County, Fla.

_ Luminant: Two units in Glen Rose, Texas.

_ NRG Energy/STPNOC: Two units in Matagorda County, Texas.

_ PPL Corp./Unistar: One unit in Luzerne County, Pa.

_ Progress Energy: Two units in Wake County, N.C.

_ Progress Energy: Two units in Levy County, Fla.

_ PSEG: Undetermined number of units in Lower Alloways Creek, N.J.

_ South Carolina Electric & Gas: Two units in Fairfield County, S.C.

_ Southern Co.: Two units in Burke County, Ga.

_ TVA/NuStart Energy: Two units in Jackson County, Ala.

AmerenUE has suspended plans for the project.

Source: Nuclear Energy Institute

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