10 October 2008 -- A PPL Corp. unit filed an application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a license to build and operate a new 1,600 MW nuclear plant under consideration near Berwick, Pa. The Bell Bend nuclear plant would be built near the company's existing two-unit Susquehanna nuclear power plant, which first came online 25 years ago. NRC review of the combined license application is expected to take three to four years. A final decision by PPL on whether to move forward with the Bell Bend plant won't be made for several years, and will depend on NRC approval, on receiving a federal loan guarantee for the project, on attracting additional investors and on...
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