Progress Energy Reactor Review May Be Delayed, NRC Chief Says
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Progress Energy Inc., which is proposing to build nuclear reactors in Florida, may face greater scrutiny and delays than other utilities, due to Japan’s nuclear disaster last year, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko said.
While the NRC has approved plans by Scana Corp. and Southern Co. to build reactors, its review of Progress’s bid to construct identical units may be slowed by an agency analysis of U.S. plant safety after meltdowns at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant.