Regulators give Appalachian Power green light to incur small modular nuclear reactor site costs

Regulators give Appalachian Power green light to incur small modular nuclear reactor site costs

As Appalachian Power continues to look at a Campbell County location for a potential small modular nuclear reactor, state regulators have approved the utility’s decision to incur costs associated with evaluating and developing the site, a step toward eventually charging customers for at least some of those costs. Appalachian Power has not decided whether it plans to pursue building a small modular reactor, or SMR. If it chooses to do so and secu…