Third reactor still planned at North Anna station

Not far from the towering concrete-and-steel domes that enclose North Anna Power Station’s two nuclear reactors, workers  are preparing the way for a third unit.

Today, 10 years since Dominion power filed its initial application for Unit 3 on Lake Anna near Mineral, the project is far from a sure thing, though the company insists it’s still on track.

Opponents, meanwhile, argue that the ballooning cost of new reactors, coupled with ongoing delays in the approval process, low natural gas prices, and the fallout from the Fukushima disaster in Japan, make Unit 3 an unsure bet.
[link to news.fredericksburg.com]
.