Challenges Facing Nuclear Newbuilds Open Door for Gas-Fired Power in Southeast

摘要

An eye-opening report from Bechtel shows just how difficult it can be to build new nuclear reactors in the US, casting a shadow over the only active project still under construction in Georgia-and opening up new possibilities for natural gas to serve growing Southeast power demand. Well before the owners of the V.C. Summer twin-unit AP1000 newbuild in South Carolina decided to throw in the towel, a 132-page report by Bechtel portrayed a project that was in deep trouble (NGWAug.7'17).