Those of you following the recent comments from President Obama (read one of my earlier blog posts if you haven’t) will already know that the US is in the process of implementing an ongoing energy strategy in which nuclear energy plays an integral role.
Last week, US Federal regulators approved a proposal to build another two nuclear reactors. This is the second such approval in two months bringing the total number up to four reactors.
Why is this important? Well in my opinion it confirms the fact that the approvals of a few months ago are not isolated. The US already meets 20% of its energy needs with nuclear power stations and the recent approvals show that the next wave of nuclear reactor construction is underway in the US.
It also shows that alternative forms of energy – including the so-called glut of natural gas – have made no impact on the part that nuclear power will play in the future energy plans of the US.
You can check out the press release from Westinghouse here.
