Ray Ward: Utah cities should beware of nuclear plant costs

Over the past several years, Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) has been working on a project to build a nuclear reactor to provide some of their power needs. Later this summer, the cities involved will be voting to increase their financial commitment to cover the entire cost of the federal licensing process.It is commendable that UAMPS wants to build a project will provide baseload energy with no CO2 emissions, but it is also vital that they are accurate and transparent about the c