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Might have been helpful if NY had kept their existing nuclear plant open

New York Again Embraces Nuclear Power With Plans to Build New Plant

New York is planning to build a nuclear power plant capable of producing enough electricity for as many as a million homes in an as-yet-unnamed upstate location, Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Monday.

Ms. Hochul said the plant, which would produce half as much power as the Indian Point complex north of New York City that was shut down four years ago, would help avert the “rolling blackouts” that have plagued some other states. She did not say how much the project would cost or how long it would take to complete but said that New York would seek investment from the private sector.

The governor said that safety would be “at the forefront” of the state’s planning and that the new plant would meet rigorous environmental standards.

“This is not your grandparents’ nuclear reactor. You’re not going to see this in a movie starring Jane Fonda,” she said, referring to “China Syndrome,” the 1979 movie about a nuclear meltdown.

Well, it’s nice that she’s embracing nuclear, but, how long will it take to actually build it? Where will it be built? Will it be providing stable, reliable energy to the big moneyed people who donate to Democrat in NY, who are annoyed by the unreliability of all that green crap? And who do not want to see all the solar panels and wind turbines despoiling their view.

Tech giants like Amazon, Google and Microsoft have begun investing in nuclear power to help meet soaring electricity demand from their A.I. data centers. States like Illinois, Montana and Wisconsin have lifted longstanding bans on the construction of new nuclear plants. Texas this month approved a $350 million fund to build new reactors.

That’s a sharp turnaround from a decade ago, when New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania and California were beginning to retire their older reactors, a move that many lawmakers now say was a mistake.

I really don’t hate to say we told you so. We Skeptics may not have your same cult beliefs, but, we could have agreed on developing lots more next generation nuclear power plants to replace coal, and, eventually, natural gas plants, which would have been good for air quality, the environment, and would release lower “carbon pollution.” Hell, even many leading Warmists who haven’t quite crossed into cultists believe in nuclear power.

The effort to build new nuclear power plants is likely to face opposition from some environmental groups, who would prefer that the state focus on building wind and solar power and who dismiss nuclear power as too costly.

Of course they will, but, most do not want solar and wind near their own homes.

State Senator Liz Krueger, a Democrat, raised a number of concerns about Governor Hochul’s plan in a statement. “Is it the most cost-effective use of our clean energy dollars,” she asked. “Can the radioactive material be disposed of in a satisfactory way?”

“I have yet to see any real-world examples of new nuclear development for which all of these questions can be answered in the affirmative, and I am skeptical that I ever will,” Ms. Krueger wrote.

She’s a card carrying member of the climate cult. Hey, I suggest we make her whole district in NYC switch to solar and wind. She’s good with that, right?