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• Austin says no to NRG's nuclear expansion

  San Antonio may take 50% share The Dallas Morning News reports the Austin City Council voted Thursday not to invest in two new nuclear reactors that NRG Energy plans to build at the South Texas Project nuclear plant. The city is part owner of the nuclear plant, along with NRG and San Antonio. NRG had asked both cities to invest in 2,700 MW of new nuclear generating capacity. The Austin council passed... Posted Feb 15 2008, 11:08 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: NRG Energy, Austin Energy

• Austin Energy faces NRG investment decision

  Municipal energy utility must step up to the plate or walk away A minority investor in NRG's South Texas Project has received a consultant's report that recommends against investing in two new reactors there. The City of Austin, TX, hired Worley Parsons Resources & Energy of Houston. The firm determined that the expansion's cost could be at least $1 billion more than estimated and take... Posted Feb 09 2008, 07:31 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: NRG Energy, South Texas Project, Austin Energy

• Abstract - NRG files for two ABWRs as 1st mover

  Federal loan guarantees and risk insurance are expect to help by: Dan Yurman, Contributing Reporter Fuel Cycle Week 10/23/07 V6 N251 NRG Energy ( NYSE:NRG ) and the South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company said Sept 24 it will file a Combined Construction and Operating License Application (COLA) with the NRC to build and operate two nuclear units at the current reactor site. NRG filed its letter... Posted Nov 04 2007, 12:05 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: NRG Energy, South Texas Project, first mover

• Baloney detection for nuclear new builds

  You can't tell the players without a scorecard In 2001 Michael Shermer, a columnist for Scientific American, introduced the concept of baloney detection , which is the fine art of detecting fraud in the scientific and engineering realms. Schermer asks five questions which are appropriate for assessing the legitimacy of a claim. In the case of nuclear energy, baloney detection is unusually appropriate... Posted Oct 30 2007, 10:18 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Fresno Nuclear Energy Group, AEHI, Energy Alberta, Michael Shermer, baloney detection, NRG Energy, Transition Power Utah