Bell Bend Nuclear Power Plant

Infobox Nuclear power plant
name = Bell Bend Nuclear Power Plant


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website = [http://www.bellbend.com/ www.bellbend.com]
as_of = 2008-10-10

The Bell Bend Nuclear Power Plant is a prospective nuclear power plant which may be built on the Bell Bend of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, near the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station.

On October 10, 2008, [ cite web
url= http://www.pplweb.com/newsroom/newsroom+quick+links/archived+news/2008/october/101008+Bell+Bend+Application.htm
title= PPL applies for license to build, operate potential new nuclear unit
date= October 10, 2008 | publisher= Pennsylvania Power and Light (PPL)
accessdate= 2008-10-10 ] Pennsylvania Power and Light (PPL) filed an application for a Combined Construction and Operating License (COL) for the plant with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) by the end of 2008 — in time for the potential plant to qualify for production tax credits under the U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005. [ cite web
url= http://www.unistarnuclear.com/projects/bellbend.htm
title= Bell Bend Nuclear Power Plant
date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= UniStar Nuclear Energy
accessdate= 2008-10-08 ] NRC review of the 10,000-page COLA is expected to take three to four years.

Bell Bend would use the 1,600 MWe Evolutionary Power Reactor (EPR) designed by AREVA. Plants using this technology now are under construction in Finland, France, and China. cite web
url= http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/1573921/ppl_works_for_option_to_build_nuke_plant/
title= Ppl Works For Option To Build Nuke Plant
author= Tim Mekeel | date= 1 October 2008 | work= Intelligencer Journal |publisher=
accessdate= 2008-10-08 ] The plant would be built by PPL and UniStar Nuclear Energy, a joint enterprise of Constellation Energy and AREVA.

PPL spokesman Dan McCarthy said the plant would cost about $10 billion to develop, and seven to eight years to construct — beginning operation in 2016 or 2017. PPL filed an initial application for federal loan guarantees by the September 29, 2008 deadline. cite web
url= http://world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Areva_and_others_beat_loan_guarantee_application_deadline-3009088.html
title= Areva and others beat loan guarantee deadline
date= 30 September 2008 | work= World Nuclear News |publisher=
accessdate= 2008-10-08 ] PPL intends to submit the second part of the application by the December 19 deadline. PPL Chief Operating Officer William Spence said, "Without federal loan guarantees, companies like PPL will not be able to secure financing for the substantial cost of building new, advanced-design nuclear energy plants that will help this country achieve challenging limits on carbon dioxide emissions, as well as energy independence". [ cite web
url= http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/business/index.ssf?/base/business-0/122274755081030.xml&coll=3
title= PPL seeks federal loan guarantee to help construct nuclear power plant
date= September 30, 2008 |work= |publisher= LehighValleyLive.com
accessdate= 2008-10-08 ]

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*cite web
url= http://www.unistarnuclear.com/projects/bellbend.htm
title= UniStar Nuclear Energy — Bell Bend
date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= UniStar
accessdate= 2008-10-10

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