Title XVII
Constellation pulls out of Calvert Cliffs 3 (at least for now)
by dkoplow on Oct 12, 2010
Constellation Energy has announced it will not be continuing its effort to build a third nuclear reactor at its Calvert Cliffs site in Maryland.
...DOE remains mum on multi-billion dollar loan guarantee risks; litigation has begun
by dkoplow on Aug 11, 2010
It is hard to imagine the executives of a public company extending an $8.3 billion line of credit to a risky new venture, and then be unwilling to provide any detail to shareholders on how they eva
...Department of Energy: Further Actions Are Needed to Improve DOE’s Ability to Evaluate and Implement the Loan Guarantee Program
DOE has taken steps to implement the Loan Guarantee Program (LGP) for applicants but has treated ...
Vetting the incentive alignment in large scale federal energy lending programs
by dkoplow on Feb 8, 2010
I've just posted the slides from a presentation I gave at the New America Foundation in December.&nbs
...Nuclear Power as Taxpayer Patronage: A Case Study of Subsidies to Calvert Cliffs Unit 3
A case study of the proposed new reactor at Calvert Cliffs in Lusby, MD provides a useful window into the dynamics and implications of federal nuclear policy today.
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