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  • Gabe Semenza •
  • Originally published May 15, 2009 at 5:33 p.m., updated May 15, 2009 at 9:51 p.m.

Exelon Nuclear on Friday denied reports that a company was selected to build the proposed Victoria County plant.

Reuters, an international news service, reported Thursday that Hitachi signed an engineering, procurement and construction contract with URS Corp. to build the proposed plant.

"It's not true," said Craig Nesbit, an Exelon spokesman. "We haven't signed anything with anybody."

Exelon has an agreement with Hitachi to perform preplanning services such as licensing and cost estimating, Nesbit said.

"That's a huge difference than engineering, procurement and construction," he said.

URS will perform preplanning work under a contract Exelon has with Hitachi. URS is basically an Hitachi subcontractor, Nesbit said.

Telephone calls and e-mails to Hitachi and URS Corp. were not returned on Friday.

Exelon is expected to announce in 2010 whether it will build a local plant.


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  • salazaa salazaa Report a ViolationReport a Violation Permalink

    Victoria, Exelon's John Rowe is blowing hot nuclear air up your .....

    On Friday, 15 May, John Rowe, chairman of Exelon Corp., told reporters at the National Press Club that he had no intention of proceeding with the construction of two new reactors near Victoria, Texas, without government loan guarantees.

    IT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN ! ! !

    Like the illegal alien death story, it's time to move on VA.

    May 16, 2009 at 4:07 p.m.