Until the regulatory process is streamlined, it is not going to happen. New Mexico are bound to fail in this quest since the whole set up would be to enrich their buddies. Too many dreams and too many failures in this state (RailRunner, Spaceport, and ART are just three examples).
America just can't figure out nuclear, despite its safety and efficiency and DEEP energy density. Sad, really. And those who think that state subsidies will do a lot to fix the situation ... sheesh, that's some serious (and inevitably expensive) denial.
I had not even heard of the Salt Production Facility in NM. Past subsidized projects such as Eclipse Aviation, Spaceport and the various solar manufacturing companies have brought so many lobs to NM that I'm sure this one will be no different. To repeat what has been said many times before, after nearly 90 years of single party Dem rule , NM is such an unattractive place to do business that many businesses will only come if bribed with taxpayer subsidies to do so.
If Susana Martinez were governor when Kairos came sniffing around for a subsidy, I'd bet the lives of my English Cream Golden Retrievers that the reaction would have been no different. Like it does in every state, the NM GOP just LOVES corporate welfare. One of many reasons why I'm not a Republican....
Until the regulatory process is streamlined, it is not going to happen. New Mexico are bound to fail in this quest since the whole set up would be to enrich their buddies. Too many dreams and too many failures in this state (RailRunner, Spaceport, and ART are just three examples).
I can't decide which is the bigger obstacle -- the regulatory nightmare or the industry's MASSIVE screw-ups with Vogtle 3 & 4 and V.C. Summer 2 & 3:
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/georgia-power-plant-vogtle-boondoggle-small-modular-reactor-carbon-free-grid/650456/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nukegate_scandal
Lots of blame to go around.
America just can't figure out nuclear, despite its safety and efficiency and DEEP energy density. Sad, really. And those who think that state subsidies will do a lot to fix the situation ... sheesh, that's some serious (and inevitably expensive) denial.
I had not even heard of the Salt Production Facility in NM. Past subsidized projects such as Eclipse Aviation, Spaceport and the various solar manufacturing companies have brought so many lobs to NM that I'm sure this one will be no different. To repeat what has been said many times before, after nearly 90 years of single party Dem rule , NM is such an unattractive place to do business that many businesses will only come if bribed with taxpayer subsidies to do so.
If Susana Martinez were governor when Kairos came sniffing around for a subsidy, I'd bet the lives of my English Cream Golden Retrievers that the reaction would have been no different. Like it does in every state, the NM GOP just LOVES corporate welfare. One of many reasons why I'm not a Republican....