Existing US nuclear sites could host up to 95 GW to help meet power demand: DOE

US nuclear plant sites could host as much as 95 GW of additional capacity—about double current nuclear capacity—depending on the type of new reactor to help meeting growing electricity demand, according to an analysis from the US Department of Energy. The DOE report, released Sept. 9, also looked at dozens of coal plant sites in 36 states and found the…US nuclear plant sites could host as much as 95 GW of additional capacity—about double current nuclear capacity—depending on the type of new reactor to help meeting growing electricity demand, according to an analysis from the US Department of Energy. The DOE report, released Sept. 9, also looked at dozens of coal plant sites in 36 states and found the…  Read More