Multiple Companies Submit Applications to Build New Reactors

As a strong supporter of Nuclear I found this interesting, no details yet as of where.

A list of companies that have announced their intent to submit applications to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for new plant licenses:

-- Alternate Energy Holdings/Unistar: One unit in Elmore County, Idaho

-- Amarillo Power/Unistar: One unit in vicinity of Amarillo, Texas

-- AmerenUE/Unistar: One unit in Callaway County, Mo.

-- Constellation/Unistar: One unit in Calvert County, Md.*

-- Constellation/Unistar: One unit in Oswego County, N.Y.

-- Detroit Edison: One unit in Frenchtown Township, Mich.

-- Dominion: One unit in Louisa County, Va.

-- Duke: Two units in Cherokee County, S.C.

-- Duke: Undetermined number of units in Davie County, N.C.

-- Duke: Undetermined number of units in Oconee County, S.C.

-- Entergy: Undetermined number of units in West Felciana Parish, La.

-- Entergy: Undetermined number of units in Claiborne County, Miss.

-- Exelon: Undetermined number of units in Clinton, Ill.

-- Exelon: Undetermined number of units in Victoria County, Texas

-- Florida Power & Light: Two units in Miami-Dade County, Fla.

-- Luminant: Two units in Glen Rose, Texas.

-- NRG Energy/STPNOC: Two units in Matagorda County, Texas.

-- PPL Corp./Unistar: One unit in Luzerne County, Pa.

-- Progress Energy: Two units in Wake County, N.C.

-- Progress Energy: Two units in Levy County, Fla.

-- PSEG: Undetermined number of units in Lower Alloways Creek, N.J.

-- South Carolina Electric & Gas: Two units in Fairfield County, S.C.

-- Southern Co.: Two units in Burke County, Ga.

-- TVA/NuStart Energy: Two units in Jackson County, Ala.

* AmerenUE has suspended plans for the project.

Source: Nuclear Energy Institute