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1.American Legislative Exchange Council Resolution Recognizing the Large and Growing Need for Commercial Nuclear Energy, July 26, 2007
ALEC's model Resolution Recognizes the Growing Need for Nuclear Energy and Urges the President and Congress to Make Steady Progress toward a Permanent Geologic Repository for Used Commercial Fuel and Such Nearer-Term Priorities as Interim Used Fuel Storage and Research into Fuel Reprocessing and Closing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle.
July 30, 2007
2.Calvert County, Md., and Constellation Generation Group LLC Tax Credit Agreement for the New Nuclear Power Plant at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, August 2006
Calvert County, Md., authorized property tax credit incentives for Constellation Generation Group to encourage the company to build a new nuclear reactor at its Calvert Cliffs plant.
May 18, 2007
3.Kansas House of Representatives Bill Provides Property Tax Exemption for New or Expanded Nuclear Plant, February 2007
The Kansas House of Representatives on Feb. 5, 2007, passed a bill exempting new or expanded nuclear generation facilities from state property taxes. The bill approves property tax exemptions for a period of 10 years from the start of construction. For existing facilities, the tax break will apply to those projects that expand nuclear generating capacity by a minimum of 10 percent.
May 18, 2007
4.Southern Legislative Conference Resolution in Support of Full Federal Funding for Yucca Mountain, July 31, 2006
The 16-state Southern Legislative Conference of the Council of State Governments unanimously reaffirmed a resolution in support of nuclear energy and full funding of the Yucca Mountain repository in Nevada.
May 18, 2007
5.Louisiana Public Service Commission, Resolution to Support the Consideration of the River Bend Nuclear Station in St. Francisville by the NuStart Energy Development L.L.C. Consortium for a Combined Construction and Operating License, July 28, 2005
The LPSC noted that "high natural gas and oil prices negatively impact Louisiana ratepayers and there is a need both in Louisiana and nationally to diversify our use of various sources of energy," and that "nuclear power is an important fuel diversity option for the U.S. and Louisiana." Therefore, the LPSC "supports the investigation and research of nuclear power as a possible power generation alternative" and "supports NuStart’s consideration of Louisiana as a potential site for the development of nuclear power." Among the potential benefits of a nuclear plant, the LPSC cited "a low cost source of electricity generation, a generation resource with favorable environmental impacts when compared other sources of electric generation, diversity to the portfolio of electric generation resources available to serve the ratepayers of Louisiana, and economic development."
May 18, 2007
6.Resolution of Support for a Second Nuclear Reactor at River Bend from the Chamber of Greater Baton Rouge, July 27, 2005
The Chamber of Greater Baton Rouge expresses its support for the potential location of an advanced nuclear energy plant at Entergy Nuclear's River Bend Station. The chamber's board of directors recognizes the potential plant site "as a significant opportunity ... to attract new jobs and industry." The resolution notes that Entergy Nuclear's River Bend Station has an extraordinary level of support from the business community of the Greater Baton Rouge region and the state as a whole. The plant "provides numerous job opportunities, and has an impressive record of operational safety, all of which warrant the River Bend Station being chosen for the location of an advanced nuclear energy plant," the resolution concludes.
May 18, 2007
7.Georgia State Senate Resolution in Support of New Nuclear Power Plants, March 6, 2006
The Georgia State Senate passed a resolution “urging electric utillities to consider building new nuclear power plants in Georgia” because they “produce electricity at a stable price at high levels of safety and reliability, while emitting no greenhouse or acid rain gases.”
May 18, 2007
8.South Dakota Legislature Resolution Supporting Development of Nuclear Power, March 27, 2006
The South Dakota Legislature passed a resolution "supporting the development of nuclear power" in the state to "decrease our dependence on foreign oil" and promote "economic development through the creation of jobs and tax revenues and the availability of a stable and reliable source of energy." The resolution also encourages research and academic institutions to continue to study nuclear technology.
May 18, 2007
9.Mark Sanford, Governor of South Carolina, Letter to NuStart Energy Development LLC Supporting Construction of New Nuclear Reactor at Savannah River, August 22, 2005
Gov. Sanford expresses his support for the possible construction of a new nuclear reactor at the Savannah River site in Aiken, S.C. The NuStart consortium is considering Savannah River as a potential site for new plant construction. Gov. Sanford writes that “a new commercial reactor would provide us with a new energy production facility that does not increase the air emissions in ways that traditional coal firing plants do.” In addition, “the proposed reactor can help ease the costs our citizens and businesses bear for energy costs” because “commercial nuclear energy enjoys the lowest production cost of all baseload electricity generating technologies."
May 18, 2007
10.Oswego, New York, Resolution to Support New Nuclear Plant Construction in the Oswego Area, March 28, 2005
The city of Oswego administration and Common Council unanimously passed a resolution "to fully support and diligently work toward locating this [new nuclear] plant in the Oswego area" because new nuclear plant construction "would create several thousand construction jobs and hundreds of long-term permanent jobs, bringing an economic boom to the Oswego area." Nearby Scriba, N.Y., is the site of Constellation Energy's two Nine Mile Point reactors and Entergy's James A. Fitzpatrick reactor.
May 18, 2007