New Hampshire Takes Look at Second Reactor at Seabrook

From the AP:

Lawmakers worried about the state's energy needs are raising the possibility of rebuilding Seabrook Station's second nuclear reactor - an idea that doesn't sit well with some environmentalists.

"We need to increase power generation in the state of New Hampshire," Senate Majority Leader Bob Clegg said Friday. "People all over the country are starting to realize we dropped the ball when we allowed a vocal minority to stop production of nuclear power."

Clegg said he and other members of leadership want to explore rebuilding the reactor though they have yet to approach officials at Seabrook Station.

Power companies around the state are raising their rates or proposing to raise them, he noted.

"If we had built the second reactor, New England wouldn't be in the problem it's in now," Clegg said. "We're going to lose businesses because they can't afford the increases."

NH Insider likes the idea.

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