The chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Jon Wellinghoff, said today of new coal and nuclear plants, “We may not need any, ever.â€
“I think [new nuclear expansion] is kind of a theoretical question, because I don’t see anybody building these things, I don’t see anybody having one under construction,†Wellington said.
Building nuclear plants is cost-prohibitive, he said, adding that the last price he saw was more than $7,000 a kilowatt — more expensive than solar energy. “Until costs get to some reasonable cost, I don’t think anybody’s going to [talk] that seriously,†he said. “Coal plants are sort of in the same boat, they’re not quite as expensive.â€
http://climateprogress.org/2009/04/22/ferc-chair-wellinghoff-nonew-nuclear-and-coal-plants/
Do you think the USA will build any more nuclear power plants?