Comments on: Question About Nuclear http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/12/question-about.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ivan http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/12/question-about.html/comment-page-1#comment-8636 Ivan Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:31:50 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/12/question-about.html#comment-8636 <p>http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/rev26-34/text/colmain.html</p> http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/rev26-34/text/colmain.html

]]> By: Dave Moelling http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/12/question-about.html/comment-page-1#comment-8635 Dave Moelling Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:03:20 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/12/question-about.html#comment-8635 <p>We lost several plants due to local politics. Maine Yankee, Y ankee Rowe, Connecticut Yankee, Millstone I, Zion I and II, SMUD, Trojan.</p> <p>Most were in Green/Blue States (New England, California, Washington) and Zion was killed by unions and crooked Illinois pols.</p> <p>Seabrook II was stopped when Dukakis ran for President as was Shorham in NY when Cuomo considered running. About $10B in investment thrown away.</p> We lost several plants due to local politics. Maine Yankee, Y ankee Rowe, Connecticut Yankee, Millstone I, Zion I and II, SMUD, Trojan.

Most were in Green/Blue States (New England, California, Washington) and Zion was killed by unions and crooked Illinois pols.

Seabrook II was stopped when Dukakis ran for President as was Shorham in NY when Cuomo considered running. About $10B in investment thrown away.

]]> By: Rob (another Rob) http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/12/question-about.html/comment-page-1#comment-8634 Rob (another Rob) Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:18:07 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/12/question-about.html#comment-8634 <p>Then there are the idiots in SMUD (Sacramento, CA) that shut down a perfectly fine plant in the wake of TMI and the "China Syndrome"...</p> <p>Dolts!!</p> Then there are the idiots in SMUD (Sacramento, CA) that shut down a perfectly fine plant in the wake of TMI and the “China Syndrome”…

Dolts!!

]]> By: diz http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/12/question-about.html/comment-page-1#comment-8633 diz Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:43:39 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/12/question-about.html#comment-8633 <p>Actually nuke generations is up somewhat. See here for totals:</p> <p>http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/table1_1.html</p> <p>The chart you linked was for utilities only. De-regulation shifted ownership of some nuke plants to non-utilities as can be seen here:</p> <p>http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/table1_3.html</p> <p>The bulk of the nuke capacity in this country were built in the 1970's by Investor Owned Utilities. Many of these plants are hitting the window where they would be de-commissioned, but owners have had pretty good success getting the plants re-commissioned. The econmics of nuclear power (from an existing plant) are stellar these days with natural gas prices so high. Nukes tend to be high capital cost, low fuel cost.</p> <p>It looks like we last de-commissioned a nuke plant in 1998. That's a time when fossil fuels were really cheap. The gains in production appear to come from running the existing fleet harder, as capacity is static.</p> <p>http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/mer/pdf/pages/sec8_3.pdf</p> Actually nuke generations is up somewhat. See here for totals:

http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/table1_1.html

The chart you linked was for utilities only. De-regulation shifted ownership of some nuke plants to non-utilities as can be seen here:

http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/table1_3.html

The bulk of the nuke capacity in this country were built in the 1970′s by Investor Owned Utilities. Many of these plants are hitting the window where they would be de-commissioned, but owners have had pretty good success getting the plants re-commissioned. The econmics of nuclear power (from an existing plant) are stellar these days with natural gas prices so high. Nukes tend to be high capital cost, low fuel cost.

It looks like we last de-commissioned a nuke plant in 1998. That’s a time when fossil fuels were really cheap. The gains in production appear to come from running the existing fleet harder, as capacity is static.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/mer/pdf/pages/sec8_3.pdf

]]> By: Xmas http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/12/question-about.html/comment-page-1#comment-8632 Xmas Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:37:41 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/12/question-about.html#comment-8632 <p>Well, nuclear is the most viable on the non-carbon-emission energy sources. </p> <p>Now, if we could only get the government to get Yucca Mountain open for business.</p> Well, nuclear is the most viable on the non-carbon-emission energy sources.

Now, if we could only get the government to get Yucca Mountain open for business.

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