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• Explaining the Costs of Nuclear Power Plants

  Conferences, campaign speeches, and media all contributed to an especially busy NEI Monday. At Brookings , Sen. Lamar Alexander (R) called for a bipartisan Manhattan project leading to "clean energy independence." The U.S. representative to the IAEA , Ambassador Greg Schulte, discussed nonproliferation initiatives at a Woodrow Wilson International Center event. Sen. John McCain (R) continued... Posted May 13 2008, 09:35 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: NEI, Nuclear Power Plant Costs

• Let the Battle Begin: The Wall Street Journal on the Expense of New Plants

  The argument that building new nuclear energy plants will represent ruinous expense for anyone to undertake has percolated among anti-nuke folks without much mainstream notice. Now, however, the Wall Street Journal has taken a crack at it . It's nicely researched and written up to WSJ standards, although you've heard the argument of the piece many times. Here's the lede: A new generation... Posted May 12 2008, 04:02 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Nuclear Power Plant Costs