PLANS FOR NEW NINE MILE REACTOR STILL IN WORKS.(Local)

From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) | Date: May 3, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: Charles McChesney Staff writer

Constellation Energy's decision to pursue its plans to build its first new nuclear reactor in Maryland doesn't alter the company's plans to also build in Oswego County, a company spokeswoman said Friday.

"The preparations for Nine Mile Point are in no way changed," said Maureen Brown, spokeswoman for UniStar, a partnership led by Constellation, which owns Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station.

"While UniStar Nuclea...

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