Gov. Kathy Hochul has directed New York’s power authority to “immediately begin evaluation of technologies, business models, and locations” to develop the state’s first nuclear power plant in 50 years and the country’s first in more than 15 years, kicking off an anticipated slate of similar nuclear energy initiatives nationwide.
“We must embrace an energy policy of abundance that centers on energy independence and supply chain security to ensure New York controls its energy future,” Hochul said in a June 23 announcement delivered at the Niagara Power Project near Lewiston, New York.
The governor ordered the New York Power Authority “to develop and construct a zero-emission advanced nuclear power plant in Upstate New York” to boost the state’s stressed electric grid with the renewable, zero-carbon power generation she called for in her 2025 State of the State address….
New York Launches First Nuclear Energy Project in US in 15 Years
