New York is moving ahead with plans to construct a new nuclear power plant — the first large-scale project of its kind in the U.S. in over a decade and a half — with the capacity to supply electricity to a million households, Governor Kathy Hochul announced.
In a Monday interview with the Wall Street Journal, Hochul disclosed that she had instructed the New York Power Authority to expand the state’s nuclear generation by at least 1 gigawatt.
According to Hochul, the Power Authority will take the lead in identifying a suitable location in upstate New York and will oversee the development of a new nuclear reactor design.
She also noted that the agency could choose to move forward independently or bring in private-sector partners for the project.
“I’m going to lean into making sure that every company that wants to come to New York and everyone who wants to live here will never have to worry about reliability and affordability when it comes to their utility costs,” Hochul told the outlet.
{Matzav.com}