Deal Inked to Develop Nuclear Power Plant Near Green River

Posted 6:11 pm, August 20, 2014, by Ben Winslow

SALT LAKE CITY — A deal has been signed to develop a planned nuclear power plant near Green River.

Pittsburgh-based Westinghouse Electric announced late Wednesday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Blue Castle Holdings to develop the plant.

“The executed MOU continues to implement the Blue Castle stepwise approach to risk reduction and favorable economics for utilities and ratepayers. The Blue Castle Project success is rooted in the support we have received from the public, state and local governments to deploy clean, predictable, long-term nuclear electricity generation,” Blue Castle CEO Aaron Tilton said in a statement.

Westinghouse claimed more than 2,500 jobs would be created with construction of the power plant, and 1,000 others when it was completed. The plant had a 60-year operating life, Westinghouse said.

Last year, a judge approved plans for a nuclear power plant in Utah after a trial over its impact.

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