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To: craig crawford who wrote (149)6/7/2001 12:58:29 PM
From: craig crawford  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1643
 
Thursday June 7, 12:44 pm Eastern Time

Despite hoopla no new U.S. nuclear plants soon
biz.yahoo.com

By Carolyn Koo

NEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) - Despite haunting memories of the Three Mile Island and Chernobyl accidents, the U.S. nuclear power industry appears poised for a rebirth as a worsening energy shortage and the high price of alternative fuels force utilities to seek new supply. But energy executives caution it may be years before completion of the next new plant. `I'm a huge believer that nuclear power should play a part in our energy needs,'' Michael Morrell, president and chief operating officer of Allegheny Energy Supply Co., a subsidiary of utility Allegheny Energy Inc. (NYSE:AYE - news), said at a recent conference. ``But I don't believe there will be a nuclear plant built in my lifetime.''

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