MidAmerican Won't Build 2nd Iowa Nuke Plant

[cyberswede]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - MidAmerican Energy has decided against building a second nuclear power plant in Iowa and against building any major power plant for now.

The Des Moines Register reports that MidAmerican says there is no approved design for the nuclear plant it wanted to build and there are too many questions about limits on carbon emissions from a natural gas plant.

http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/MidAmerican-Wont-Build-2nd-Iowa-Nuke-Plant-210051351.html

I'm glad to hear this.

[rurallib]

1. Oddly enough Dianne Glenny, local Republican Women's leader

helped create an ad hoc group called SAFE when it appeared that a nuke plant would end up in her county (Muscatine).

from blogforiowa: http://www.blogforiowa.com/2013/06/04/iowa-pulls-the-plug-on-nuclear-power/
Dianne Glenney of S.A.F.E. wrote last night, “no one should have to live under the strain of a potential nuclear power plant in their neighborhood, community, state and/or country. Someone is always downwind of every nuclear plant.” Now enough Iowans know this. Let’s hope we don’t forget.

like someone finding religion just before she dies. Do you suspect she will now help her neighbors in Palo and try to shut down Duane Arnold?

[cyberswede]

2. "Do you suspect she will now help her neighbors in Palo and try to shut down Duane Arnold?"

[cascadiance]

3. A old friend of mine works at the "first" nuclear power plant there...

I don't talk to him a lot but when I went back to visit him and other friends there a couple of years ago, he was "busy" with some events there at the time. Not sure how often that sort of thing happens, but it makes me wonder what happens there and other plants around the country that we don't hear about.