One of the prerequisites for new nuclear power plants to become a reality in the U.S. is the backing of Wall Street. Antinuclear groups like to say that nuclear power isn't economical, but in the past year evidence of support from the financial community has been accumulating. Most recently, in its report "Cleaning the Environment" issued last month, Merrill Lynch said:
Time to check my investment portfolio...
Utilities with sizable holdings of emission-free nuclear power plants are well-positioned for gains through the end of the decade as a result of more stringent air quality regulations that will affect other forms of electricity generation.More of what the company said about nuclear is here.
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I'm sure you'll get a rather different investor perspective than the one they gave for utilities milking the low operating costs at existing plants that have already written off massive capital costs either through past bankruptcies or stranded costs; or recovered most of them prior to deregulation.
That being said, the report in question is available for $4.95 U.S. from Platts.