tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post114262338154001707..comments2024-03-07T02:00:01.582-05:00Comments on NEI Nuclear Notes: Court Rules Against Bush Administration on New Source ReviewUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1142963484614847352006-03-21T12:51:00.000-05:002006-03-21T12:51:00.000-05:00The reporting on this is very misleading. This rul...The reporting on this is very misleading. This ruling affects the ability to make capital improvements (that can include power uprates) to old plants without bringing them up to new standards. Many of the stories claim that the proposed rules would allow plants to increase pollution. This is only true in that a capacity increase could have been implemented meeting original emission requirements so the total emissions could increase. In actual practice, newer technology almost always would result in lowered emissions but would not meet current new facility standards.<BR/><BR/>Some industry sources speculate that old plants will continue to run with original technology but with no upgrades and the net result could be higher overall emissions. Some of these units are over 50 years old and may run for a long time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1142633763111970302006-03-17T17:16:00.000-05:002006-03-17T17:16:00.000-05:00What effect will this have on the current fleet of...What effect will this have on the current fleet of coal plants?<BR/><BR/>I guess all new American coal plants are as high tech as possible, with scrubbers and urea et cetera?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com