Texas could lead nuclear power surge
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By R.A. Dyer | Fort Worth Star-Telegram
With eight power plants on the drawing board, Texas could lead the way in an American renaissance of nuclear power, according to industry leaders and some policymakers.
Four power companies -- New Jersey-based NRG Energy, Amarillo Power, Dallas-based Luminant and Chicago-based Exelon -- have proposed building nuclear plants in Texas. That would increase the reactors in the state from four to 12, and more than triple its nuclear output.
It's likely that some of the plants will never get built, and the permit process and construction would take about a decade.
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