Skip to main content

Nuclear power is best way to replace Pueblo coal plant

Miguel Otarola
USA
2021
Colorado Public Radio
The geologic history of the Earth is a marvel. The history of civilization with plenticul energy also.

Pueblo County officials say if state regulators want to close its local coal plant this decade, they should allow Colorado's largest utility to replace it with a nuclear power station.

“We've tried to take a look at the entire gamut of what's available to us, but technology is only to a certain point,” Ortiz said in an interview. “We're trying to be realistic and we're trying to just look at the feasibility of small modular nuclear technology in the community.”