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Re:First new US nuclear reactor in decades enters commercial... by fluxem on Monday July 31, 2023 @05:40PM (#36949241)
It’s brings a lot confidence that a nuclear power was built through a legal loophole.
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Re:First new US nuclear reactor in decades enters commercial... by kuchenbecker on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @01:35AM (#36952709)
Because the regulatory environment is inhospitable to new plants?
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Re:First new US nuclear reactor in decades enters commercial... by preisschild on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @01:52AM (#36952794)
I mean it makes sense, if the Atomic Energy Commission already licensed the plant site, why shouldnt they be able to reuse it?
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Re:First new US nuclear reactor in decades enters commercial... by pfdietz on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @02:45PM (#36960524)
Laws have changed a lot since the AEC existed.
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Re:First new US nuclear reactor in decades enters commercial... by pas on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @06:48PM (#36964335)
without looking up we can easily bet that anti-nuclear activists did their share of lawsuits to try to get those new laws applied to the plant, so there have been reviews.
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Re:First new US nuclear reactor in decades enters commercial... by pfdietz on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @07:01PM (#36964459)
One very important milestone was the Calvert Cliffs decision in 1971, applying NEPA to nuclear construction. This was while the AEC still existed, though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvert_Cliffs%27_Coordinating...

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