Indian Point Nuke Revival Being Considered — for $10 Billion (2)

The owner of Indian Point, the long-shuttered nuclear plant near New York City, says it’s now reconsidering bringing it back to meet surging power demand.

Its potential return faces several challenges: a cost of $10 billion, a governor focused on seeing the facility safely decommissioned and the many years it takes to develop reactors.

Holtec International, the company that’s been dismantling the site since it closed in 2021, says it’s getting pressure from federal officials, while some state-level people are intrigued by the idea of restarting the plant. The project would take four years. “Most of the interest ...