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Août 2010 / AP

Nuclear industry takes new path for new plants



By RAY HENRY

ATLANTA — Power utilities are trying to buy the next wave of nuclear reactors much like a consumer buys a light bulb : right off the shelf.

Of the nation’s 104 commercial reactors, no two are exactly the same, a fact that experts blame for causing construction and regulatory delays and leading to bigger bills for power customers. The longer it took to approve and build a reactor a generation ago, the more electric customers ended up paying in the end.

"That system just (...)