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Article: 1990s may be the decade for a rebound of nuclear power in the United States, according to utility industry analysts. (American Public Power Association Issue)
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- The Bond Buyer
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- June 17, 1991
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ATLANTA -- Can this country's nuclear power industry, down and out in the 1980s, begin its comeback in the 1990s?
As the industry enters its fourth decade, participants and observers seem to think it will.
That view is based on several new developments. First, the surplus energy capacity that flowed from the hectic building of power plants in the 1970s and early 1980s is now almost depleted, forcing planners to once again consider new construction. And just as the debate grows over what kind of new plants to build, nuclear power's toughest competitor, coal-fired generation, has suddenly lost its allure because of environmental concerns.
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