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TorpX · 04-01-11, 02:46 PM

I live in Illinois and there are 8 nuc plants within 100mi. There would be 9, but Zion was decommissioned a couple years ago. As you can see on the map there are quite a few clustered around Chicago.

I think Ducimus is right about the NIMBY- hippie thing. However, I don't think any state is obligated to accept nuc plants if they don't want them. Around here, people were led to believe that they would provide energy that was "too cheap to meter". What a joke! Electric rates have gone up ever since. I'd bet there would be a lot fewer now if they had to approved today.

04-01-11, 02:46 PM	#17
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	I live in Illinois and there are 8 nuc plants within 100mi. There would be 9, but Zion was decommissioned a couple years ago. As you can see on the map there are quite a few clustered around Chicago. I think Ducimus is right about the NIMBY- hippie thing. However, I don't think any state is obligated to accept nuc plants if they don't want them. Around here, people were led to believe that they would provide energy that was "too cheap to meter". What a joke! Electric rates have gone up ever since. I'd bet there would be a lot fewer now if they had to approved today.