Group opposes plan by Pa. lawmakers to protect endangered nuclear plants

摘要

A proposal from a group of Pennsylvania state lawmakers calling forthe state to take steps to prevent the premature closure of agingnuclear power plants is being met with resistance by advocates of thenatural gas industry and other groups calling for a level playing fieldregarding electric generation fuels.A report issued Thursday by the Bicameral Nuclear Energy Caucuscalls for the state to craft its pending response to a June order by theUS Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure that nucleargenerating facilities, such as Three Mile Island and Beaver Valley nuclearplants, would be able to keep operating, despite increasing competitionfrom alternative fuels such as natural gas and renewable energy.The caucus is chaired by two state senators and two staterepresentatives.