Southern Seeks Grant To Search For New Nuclear Power Site

[Desperadoe]

ATLANTA (AP)--Southern Co. (SO) is asking the U.S. Department of Energy to help pay for a study of possible sites for a new nuclear power plant.

The company applied for $245,000 in funding on Dec. 29, but Georgia Power spokesman John Sell insisted Thursday that the proposal is merely for exploratory purposes and doesn't imply Southern will build another plant.

Southern already operates three nuclear plants within its four-state territory. Two of the existing plants are in Georgia, one near Baxley and the other near Waynesboro. Its other plant is in Dothan, Ala.

If funding is approved, Southern Co. expects to complete its study by March and decide later whether to apply for permits from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The company will examine potential new sites for a plant as well as the possibility of building plants on existing sites.<snip>

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[hatrack]

1. And DOE (that is, WE) should pay for this because . . .

Southern Company ran out of money?

Nah, I didn't think so either . . . :eyes:

[struggle4progress]

2. kick

[salin]

3. My thought exactly... and now tax payers are to pay for market

research for a private company? More attempts to socialize the costs but privatize the profits...

[jdj]

4. besides the fact a new one hasn't been built since 3 mile island.

things are sucking all over thanks to Bush.

Just what we need, more nucular waste for him to allow them to put in landfills.

[TankLV]

5. And screw Nevada!

Fuck you Southern.

Keep your stinking shit in your own toilet!

If companies start shipping their nuclear waste to us in Nevada, I'm gonna start mailing my dog shit to them (from an anonomous post, natch!)! It's only fair.