Progress Energy gets favorable reaction about Crystal River

ByRod Adams

Progress Energy is looking for a site for a new nuclear power plant in Florida. The state’s growing population is leading to a need for more electricity generating capacity and competitive choices like coal, oil, gas, wind, and solar are either more expensive, dirtier or both.

On October 9, 2005 the Citrus Times section of the St. Petersburg Times published an excellent article by Catherine Shoichet titled “Nuclear plant idea has support.”

In the article, Vicki Phillips, the Citrus County Commission’s Chairwoman, is quoted as saying, “We would be delighted to have another nuclear plant here.”

I see this as just one more invitation from people with knowledge and experience of the benefits of nuclear energy to build a plant in their backyard.

Rod Adams
Rod Adams

Rod Adams is Managing Partner of Nucleation Capital, a venture fund that invests in advanced nuclear, which provides affordable access to this clean energy sector to pronuclear and impact investors. Rod, a former submarine Engineer Officer and founder of Adams Atomic Engines, Inc., which was one of the earliest advanced nuclear ventures, is an atomic energy expert with small nuclear plant operating and design experience. He has engaged in technical, strategic, political, historic and financial analysis of the nuclear industry, its technology, regulation, and policies for several decades through Atomic Insights, both as its primary blogger and as host of The Atomic Show Podcast. Please click here to subscribe to the Atomic Show RSS feed. To join Rod's pronuclear network and receive his occasional newsletter, click here.

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