Please, in my backyard...

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State lawmaker wants new nuclear power plant to be located in Central New York

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)—- Assembly Minority Leader, Will Barclay, represents Oswego County which is already home to three nuclear reactors. He believes it would be a perfect spot to continue to expand New York’s nuclear power infrastructure.

“I’m gonna do everything to advocate that it be located in Oswego County,” said Barclay. “I think it’s a ideal location.”

This comes after Governor Kathy Hochul announced earlier in the week, that New York State is looking to build another nuclear power plant.

Barclay said Oswego County checks off all the boxes needed in order to be considered as a candidate location, including community support...

...Barclay said a new nuclear power facility would be beneficial for the state’s energy grid.

“When you have a nuclear plant, you know you can generate electricity 24/7 and it’s always going to be dependable,” said Barclay.

Blair Horner, Senior Policy Advisor for New York Public Interest Group, wants the process to be transparent and include public involvement.

“There needs to be an independent analysis as to what are the costs to the state not only directly to the cost of ratepayers and tax payers, but also the costs of not spending money somewhere else,” said Horner...

Barclay is a Repuke, but sometimes even Repukes can do the right thing. He and his constituents may not be remotely interested in the obvious collapse of the planetary atmosphere, but building the plant will slow it.