US and nuclear energy

By Dick Hill
Posted Nov. 19, 2010, at 11:43 p.m.

Two nuclear electric generation plants in U.S. are now in the preconstruction phase. Worldwide, 60 reactors are under active construction — 24 in China. Lack of U.S. interest is based on slow growth in electric demand, increasing cost of construction and uncertainty of loan guarantees.

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