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Arab Times
3 hours ago
- Business
- Arab Times
New York governor seeks to build the state's first new nuclear power plant in decades
NEW YORK, June 24, (AP): New York's governor on Monday proposed the construction of the state's first new nuclear power plant in decades. Gov. Kathy Hochul directed the state's power authority to develop an advanced, "zero-emission' facility in upstate New York that she hopes will help create a clean, reliable and affordable electric grid for the state. She said the state power authority will seek to develop "at least' one new nuclear energy facility with a combined capacity of no less than one gigawatt of electricity. That would increase the state's total nuclear capacity to about 4.3 gigawatts. The Democrat, speaking at the Niagara County Power Project in Lewiston, said the state needs to secure its "energy independence' if it wants to continue to attract large manufacturers that create good-paying jobs as it deactivates aging fossil fuel power plants. Acknowledging concerns with nuclear power, she pledged the new facility or facilities would be safer than their predecessors. "This is not your grandparents' nuclear reactor,' Hochul said. "The new plan will be a model of 21st century nuclear design with safety at the forefront, automatic safety systems to enhance the containment and rigorous environmental standards.' But Alfred Meyer, treasurer of Physicians for Social Responsibility's New York chapter, was unconvinced. He said nuclear power is a "very slow, expensive and dangerous' way to generate electricity that takes away resources from faster, cheaper renewable options while leaving behind highly toxic, radioactive waste. "Nuclear power is not clean or green energy,' he said. "It is damaging to public health and the environment.' Hochul said the state hasn't decided on a potential location, but that upstate communities appear receptive, given the potential for creating 1,600 construction jobs and 1,200 permanent jobs once the facility is operational. "Everybody is raising their hand right now,' Hochul said. "It's going to be hard to decide.' Among those likely in the running is the Nine Mile Point nuclear plant in Oswego. Hochul's administration has been supportive of Maryland power company Constellation's bid to build a new nuclear reactor at the two-reactor facility. There are 54 operating nuclear power plants in the country, according to the US Department of Energy. But American utilities have been broadly reluctant to launch new nuclear plants due to high cost overruns and delays on recent high-profile projects.
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Business Standard
8 hours ago
- Business
- Business Standard
NYC governor to build state's first new nuclear power plant in decades
Gov. Kathy Hochul directed the state's power authority to develop an advanced, zero-emission facility in upstate New York that she hopes will help create a clean, reliable and affordable electric grid AP New York New York's governor on Monday proposed the construction of the state's first new nuclear power plant in decades. Gov. Kathy Hochul directed the state's power authority to develop an advanced, zero-emission facility in upstate New York that she hopes will help create a clean, reliable and affordable electric grid for the state. She said the state power authority will seek to develop at least one new nuclear energy facility with a combined capacity of no less than one gigawatt of electricity. That would increase the state's total nuclear capacity to about 4.3 gigawatts. The Democrat said the state needs to secure its energy independence if it wants to continue to attract large manufacturers that create good-paying jobs as it deactivates aging fossil fuel power plants. We're going to get it done, Hochul said, speaking at the Niagara County Power Project in Lewiston. This historic initiative will lay the foundation for the next generation of prosperity. The governor said the state hasn't decided on a potential location, but that upstate communities appear receptive, given the potential for creating 1,600 construction jobs and 1,200 permanent jobs once the facility is operational. Everybody is raising their hand right now, Hochul said. It's going to be hard to decide. Among those likely in the running is the Nine Mile Point nuclear plant in Oswego. Hochul's administration has been supportive of Maryland power company Constellation's bid to build a new nuclear reactor at the two-reactor facility. American utilities have been broadly reluctant to launch new nuclear plants due to high cost overruns and delays on recent high-profile projects. Georgia Power Company completed the first two new nuclear reactors in the country in a generation last year. But Units 3 and 4 at Plant Vogtle in Waynesboro, Georgia, cost nearly USD billion and were powered up some seven years later than initially hoped. Last month, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation's largest public power company, applied to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission to develop what it bills as a next-generation nuclear power plant at its Clinch River site in Oak Ridge. The federally owned utility provides electricity to seven states and operates three traditional, large nuclear power plants, providing about 40 per cent of the Tennessee Valley's power. New York currently has three active nuclear plants, all located upstate along Lake Ontario and owned by Constellation. The Nine Mile Point, Robert Emmett Ginna and James A. FitzPatrick plants provide about 3.3 gigawatts of power, or roughly 20 per cetn of the state's electricity, according to Hochul's office. The last nuclear power plant built in the state was Unit 2 at Nine Mile Point in 1989. At its peak, nuclear power provided about 5.4 gigawatts, or roughly one-third of the state's electrical supply, according to the advocacy group Nuclear New York. The New York Power Authority previously operated two nuclear plants, including the Indian Point Power Plant, which shut down in 2021. That facility was located along the Hudson River some 40 kilometres north of New York City in Buchanan. The other facility, once operated by the state, was the FitzPatrick plant, which the power authority sold in 2000 and is now run by Constellation.
Yomiuri Shimbun
8 hours ago
- Business
- Yomiuri Shimbun
New York Governor Seeks to Build the State's First New Nuclear Power Plant in Decades
NEW YORK (AP) — New York's governor on Monday proposed the construction of the state's first new nuclear power plant in decades. Gov. Kathy Hochul directed the state's power authority to develop an advanced, 'zero-emission' facility in upstate New York that she hopes will help create a clean, reliable and affordable electric grid for the state. She said the state power authority will seek to develop 'at least' one new nuclear energy facility with a combined capacity of no less than one gigawatt of electricity. That would increase the state's total nuclear capacity to about 4.3 gigawatts. The Democrat, speaking at the Niagara County Power Project in Lewiston, said the state needs to secure its 'energy independence' if it wants to continue to attract large manufacturers that create good-paying jobs as it deactivates aging fossil fuel power plants. Acknowledging concerns with nuclear power, she pledged the new facility or facilities would be safer than their predecessors. 'This is not your grandparents' nuclear reactor,' Hochul said. 'The new plan will be a model of 21st century nuclear design with safety at the forefront, automatic safety systems to enhance the containment and rigorous environmental standards.' But Alfred Meyer, treasurer of Physicians for Social Responsibility's New York chapter, was unconvinced. He said nuclear power is a 'very slow, expensive and dangerous' way to generate electricity that takes away resources from faster, cheaper renewable options while leaving behind highly toxic, radioactive waste. 'Nuclear power is not clean or green energy,' he said. 'It is damaging to public health and the environment.' Hochul said the state hasn't decided on a potential location, but that upstate communities appear receptive, given the potential for creating 1,600 construction jobs and 1,200 permanent jobs once the facility is operational. 'Everybody is raising their hand right now,' Hochul said. 'It's going to be hard to decide.' Among those likely in the running is the Nine Mile Point nuclear plant in Oswego. Hochul's administration has been supportive of Maryland power company Constellation's bid to build a new nuclear reactor at the two-reactor facility. There are 54 operating nuclear power plants in the country, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. But American utilities have been broadly reluctant to launch new nuclear plants due to high cost overruns and delays on recent high-profile projects. Georgia Power Company completed the first two new nuclear reactors in the country in a generation last year. Units 3 and 4 at Plant Vogtle in Waynesboro, Georgia, cost nearly $35 billion and were powered up some seven years later than initially hoped. Last month, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation's largest public power company, applied to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to develop what it bills as a next-generation nuclear power plant at its Clinch River site in Oak Ridge. New York currently has three active nuclear plants, all located upstate along Lake Ontario and owned by Constellation. The Nine Mile Point, Robert Emmett Ginna and James A. FitzPatrick plants provide about 3.3 gigawatts of power, or roughly 20% of the state's electricity, according to Hochul's office. The last nuclear power plant built in the state was Unit 2 at Nine Mile Point in 1989. At its peak, nuclear power provided about 5.4 gigawatts, or roughly one-third of the state's electrical supply, according to the advocacy group Nuclear New York. The New York Power Authority previously operated two nuclear plants, including the Indian Point Power Plant, which shut down in 2021. That facility was located along the Hudson River some 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of New York City in Buchanan. The other facility, once operated by the state, was the FitzPatrick plant, which the power authority sold in 2000 and is now run by Constellation.
Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
New York to build new nuclear plant to power upstate factories
New York will develop a state-of-the-art nuclear power plant to electrify data centers and microchip factories coming to upstate, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday, June 23. The 1-gigawatt plant will generate enough power for one million homes and will be built by the New York Power Authority, either alone or with private partners, at an upstate site to be selected in the months ahead. During an announcement at NYPA's Niagara County Power Project, Hochul said nuclear power has emerged as a clean-energy solution that will help New York achieve its climate goals at a time when the energy grid is facing increased demands from electrification of buildings and vehicles. Indian Point: Hochul: Indian Point closed without a backup plan. How will NY cover clear energy gap? She cited the 2021 shutdown of the Indian Point nuclear plant in Westchester County, which accelerated the use of polluting fossil fuels downstate, as an outcome she would rather avoid. 'You don't get cleaner air or lower asthma rates for kids by burning fossil fuels,' Hochul said. 'You get there by using more clean power and nuclear is today's answer to that.' Hochul's full-throated support for an energy source vilified by left-leaning environmentalists places her at odds with a portion of her Democratic base that would prefer the state build out more solar and wind power. It's a stance that aligns more closely with a Trump Administration that wants to fast-track approval of nuclear power projects. The environmental group Food & Water Watch, a leader in the campaign to ban the fracking of natural gas in New York, blasted Hochul's plan as misguided. 'Governor Hochul's nuclear gamble is a reckless distraction from the clean, affordable energy New Yorkers actually need,' said Alex Beauchamp, the nonprofit's northeast region director. 'Nuclear power is dirty, dangerous, and wildly expensive — and this project will leave New Yorkers footing the bill while delaying urgently needed progress on renewables. Hochul needs to stop chasing false solutions and start delivering real climate action.' But, Hochul said Monday, nuclear power has emerged as a reliable, around-the-clock source of power that cuts across political divisions. 'I want to show this nation that blue states like New York can dream big and build big,' she said. She said the 21st-century reactors the state plans to develop will be safer and more reliable than traditional reactors, which in years past stoked fears of nuclear disaster. 'This is not your grandparents' nuclear reactor,' she said. 'You're not going to see this in a movie starring Jane Fonda. Only the really old people caught that. And I wouldn't want that. I don't want to live in a world where people are afraid.' It was an allusion to Fonda's role in 'The China Syndrome,' a 1979 film that debuted less than two weeks before a meltdown at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear power plant heightened national anxiety over nuclear power and stifled its advancement in the decades to come. Pipelines: Trump pushes for more gas pipelines in NY: Anti-gas activists urge Hochul to block them The state has in mind an advanced nuclear reactor, smaller in size than traditional water-cooled reactors, which can be built and developed more quickly. Hochul said she met last week with Tom Ford, the premier of Ontario, who has plans to build four advanced reactors. 'They're going to work with us,' she said. Micron: Schumer: Micron's investment in Central New York 'signed, sealed, and delivered' She said nuclear power will help the state keep and attract companies by promising a reliable source of energy. Tech giant Micron is developing a $100 billion manufacturing hub in Central New York to disrupt China's dominance of the global supply chain for semiconductors. 'Why are people like Bill Gates investing in advanced reactors?' Hochul said. 'Why is Microsoft bringing Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania back online to power its cloud computing and AI services? Why are companies like Google and Amazon supporting nuclear capacity around the world? My friends, it's coming and it's back and if we don't jump on or lead this, they're going to pass us by. These companies will go elsewhere.' A new nuclear plant would generate 1,600 jobs during construction and another 1,200 to operate. Upstate New York already has three nuclear power plants — one near Rochester and two others on Lake Ontario in Oswego. The tale of two NY nuclear plants: Oswego rescued a nuclear power plant and thrived. A downstate village may not be as lucky. Joining Hochul at Monday's announcement were several union leaders, including James Slevin, the president of the Utility Workers Union of America. 'Advanced nuclear energy technology has come a long way,' Slevin said. 'It is without a doubt the right choice to power New York's future in a way that will create family and community-supporting union jobs and benefit the economy.' Thomas C. Zambito covers energy, transportation and economic growth for the USA Today Network's New York State team. He's won dozens of state and national writing awards from the Associated Press, Investigative Reporters and Editors, the Deadline Club and others during a decades-long career that's included stops at the New York Daily News, The Star-Ledger of Newark and The Record of Hackensack. He can be reached at tzambito@ This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Kathy Hochul plans for new NY nuclear plant, alarming environmental groups
17 hours ago
- Business
New York governor seeks to build the state's first new nuclear power plant in decades
NEW YORK -- New York's governor on Monday proposed the construction of the state's first new nuclear power plant in decades. Gov. Kathy Hochul directed the state's power authority to develop an advanced, 'zero-emission' facility in upstate New York that she hopes will help create a clean, reliable and affordable electric grid for the state. She said the state power authority will seek to develop 'at least' one new nuclear energy facility with a combined capacity of no less than one gigawatt of electricity. That would increase the state's total nuclear capacity to about 4.3 gigawatts. The Democrat said the state needs to secure its 'energy independence' if it wants to continue to attract large manufacturers that create good-paying jobs as it deactivates aging fossil fuel power plants. 'We're going to get it done,' Hochul said, speaking at the Niagara County Power Project in Lewiston. 'This historic initiative will lay the foundation for the next generation of prosperity.' The governor said the state hasn't decided on a potential location, but that upstate communities appear receptive, given the potential for creating 1,600 construction jobs and 1,200 permanent jobs once the facility is operational. 'Everybody is raising their hand right now,' Hochul said. 'It's going to be hard to decide.' Among those likely in the running is the Nine Mile Point nuclear plant in Oswego. Hochul's administration has been supportive of Maryland power company Constellation's bid to build a new nuclear reactor at the two-reactor facility. American utilities have been broadly reluctant to launch new nuclear plants due to high cost overruns and delays on recent high-profile projects. Georgia Power Company completed the first two new nuclear reactors in the country in a generation last year. But Units 3 and 4 at Plant Vogtle in Waynesboro, Georgia, cost nearly $35 billion and were powered up some seven years later than initially hoped. Last month, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation's largest public power company, applied to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to develop what it bills as a next-generation nuclear power plant at its Clinch River site in Oak Ridge. The federally owned utility provides electricity to seven states and operates three traditional, large nuclear power plants, providing about 40% of the Tennessee Valley's power. New York currently has three active nuclear plants, all located upstate along Lake Ontario and owned by Constellation. The Nine Mile Point, Robert Emmett Ginna and James A. FitzPatrick plants provide about 3.3 gigawatts of power, or roughly 20% of the state's electricity, according to Hochul's office. The last nuclear power plant built in the state was Unit 2 at Nine Mile Point in 1989. At its peak, nuclear power provided about 5.4 gigawatts, or roughly one-third of the state's electrical supply, according to the advocacy group Nuclear New York. The New York Power Authority previously operated two nuclear plants, including the Indian Point Power Plant, which shut down in 2021. That facility was located along the Hudson River some 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of New York City in Buchanan. The other facility, once operated by the state, was the FitzPatrick plant, which the power authority sold in 2000 and is now run by Constellation.
