NRG Energy executive says Texas nuclear project is on schedule for COL by year-end ’11, early ’12

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NRG Energy’s senior executive in charge of its effort to buildntwo nuclear units in south Texas said he believes the companynis on schedule to secure a construction license by year-end 2011nor early 2012, and he is optimistic that both the cost structurenof the project and power purchase agreements with off-takersnwill be “locked-down” before concrete is poured.nThe executive also argued that NRG has a balance sheetnlarge enough to handle its portion of the estimated $10 billionnproject, which he said would be $600 million stretched out overnseven years.