The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board ruled that the Green Party of Florida and two oth... - 0 views
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Energy Net on 13 Jul 09Progress Energy's road to building its proposed nuclear power plant in Levy County northwest of Dunnellon is becoming anything but smooth. On Wednesday, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board - an arm of the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission - ruled that the Green Party of Florida and two other environmental groups could challenge the utility company's plan for two new nuclear reactors and had successfully raised major concerns about the plant's potential environmental impact. That means Progress Energy will have to argue its case about those environmental issues during a legal hearing, including in oral arguments, or change some of its construction plans.