Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Between 2007 and 2009, 13 companies applied to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for construction and operating licenses to build 30 new nuclear power reactors in the United States. However, the case for widespread nuclear plant construction was eroded due to abundant natural gas supplies, slow electricity demand growth in a weak US economy, lack of financing, and uncertainty following the Fukushima nuclear disaster.Many license applications for proposed new reactors were suspended or cancelled. Only a few new reactors will enter service by 2020. These will not be the cheapest energy options available, but they are an attractive investment for utilities because the government mandates that electric power customers pay for construction in advance. In 2013, four aging, uncompetitive, reactors were permanently closed: San Onofre 2 and 3 in California, Crystal River 3 in Florida, and Kewaunee in Wisconsin. Vermont Yankee, in Vernon, is closed on Dec. 29, 2014, following many protests. New York State is seeking to close Indian Point Energy Center, in Buchanan, 30 miles from New York City. Exelon mulls the closures of Clinton, Quad Cities and Byron while its Ginna Nuclear Generating Station will receive ratepayer subsidy through 2018 when it is likely to be closed. Its Oyster Creek and Three Mile Island facilities didn't clear capacity auctions and will run through 2018. Entergy mulls the closure of FitzPatrick and Pilgrim due to tough market situations and necessary repairs.Neither climate change abatement, nor the Obama Administration’s endorsement of nuclear power with $18.5 billion in loan guarantees, have been able to propel nuclear power in the US past existing obstacles. The Fukushima nuclear disaster has also delayed plans for the construction of new plants in the nation."@en }
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- Nuclear_renaissance_in_the_United_States abstract "Between 2007 and 2009, 13 companies applied to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for construction and operating licenses to build 30 new nuclear power reactors in the United States. However, the case for widespread nuclear plant construction was eroded due to abundant natural gas supplies, slow electricity demand growth in a weak US economy, lack of financing, and uncertainty following the Fukushima nuclear disaster.Many license applications for proposed new reactors were suspended or cancelled. Only a few new reactors will enter service by 2020. These will not be the cheapest energy options available, but they are an attractive investment for utilities because the government mandates that electric power customers pay for construction in advance. In 2013, four aging, uncompetitive, reactors were permanently closed: San Onofre 2 and 3 in California, Crystal River 3 in Florida, and Kewaunee in Wisconsin. Vermont Yankee, in Vernon, is closed on Dec. 29, 2014, following many protests. New York State is seeking to close Indian Point Energy Center, in Buchanan, 30 miles from New York City. Exelon mulls the closures of Clinton, Quad Cities and Byron while its Ginna Nuclear Generating Station will receive ratepayer subsidy through 2018 when it is likely to be closed. Its Oyster Creek and Three Mile Island facilities didn't clear capacity auctions and will run through 2018. Entergy mulls the closure of FitzPatrick and Pilgrim due to tough market situations and necessary repairs.Neither climate change abatement, nor the Obama Administration’s endorsement of nuclear power with $18.5 billion in loan guarantees, have been able to propel nuclear power in the US past existing obstacles. The Fukushima nuclear disaster has also delayed plans for the construction of new plants in the nation.".