The
company that’s in the process of
mothballing one of the nation’s oldest nuclear power plants
says it is interested in building a new next-generation nuclear reactor at the
same site in New Jersey.
Holtec International last month received $116 million
from the U.S. Department of Energy to complete research and development work on
a modern nuclear reactor that could be built at the site of the former Oyster
Creek Nuclear Generating Station in the Forked River section of Lacey Township.
The Camden company proposes building a new, smaller reactor, which would be a
nationwide demonstration project, but has not yet formally applied for
permission to do so.