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Glenn on June 20, 2006 - 3:44pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
I think we will want the option to turn it up (or maybe just turn it back on) when and if necessary. I think we should have as many different options that could scale-up if necessary. I see starting LNG as a pretty good way of expanding that portfolio.

I think NY is going to need some nuclear long into the future, just maybe not so close to 25 million people.

Unfortunately if we do neither, we are just going to burn more coal or face rolling blackouts.

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AlanfromBigEasy on June 20, 2006 - 10:47pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Maintaining a nuclear power plant in a "Ready" condition is fairly expensive.  "Ready" as in operational within, say, 6 months of a decision to go ahead.  Staff need to be kept ready, equipment tested, inventory in good shape and so forth.
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