Group opposes third nuclear reactor

Nuclear power already has a home in Maryland at Calvert Cliffs, but? if the Maryland Public Interest Research Group has its way ? it won?t be welcoming any new neighbors.

Maryland PIRG has formally announced its opposition to the possible development of a more than $2.5 million, 1,600 megawatt third reactor at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant. Part of its No New Nukes campaign, the group released the report “The High Cost of Nuclear Power: Why Maryland Can?t Afford a New Reactor,” citing numerous reasons why the group feels the project is not in the best interest of local residents.