Nuclear Power in Maryland? No Problem

Great news this morning about plans to build a new nuclear power reactor at Maryland's Calvert Cliff's facility. So far, little negative outcry has occurred. I'm sure there will be some hearty lefties who come out to push this, but I think the anit-nuke crowd may have been pushed to the fringe by rising energy costs and a growing consensus on the threats to the environment of carbon emissions.

One thing to think about as this debate goes forward. Virtually all of the nuclear plants in the US were surveyed for substantially greater numbers of operating reactors than were actually built. This built in expansion capacity serves generally to mitigate some of the ridiculous protests of the 70's about where the plants would be sited. Put new reactors where there are already operating power plants, and I think you'll see far less outcry.