Cancellation, Postponement Mark Nuclear Sector’s Revival
On Jan. 28, Des Moines-based MidAmerican Nuclear Energy Co. said a new nuclear plant proposed for Payette County, Idaho, was too pricey for its customers right now. “It was clear to us that the cost of building a plant just didn’t fit in with what we would be able to provide to customers of that plant,” MidAmerican spokesman Allan Urlis says.