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Gov. Sanford expresses his support for the possible construction of a new nuclear reactor at the Savannah River site in Aiken, S.C. The NuStart consortium is considering Savannah River as a potential site for new plant construction. Gov. Sanford writes that “a new commercial reactor would provide us with a new energy production facility that does not increase the air emissions in ways that traditional coal firing plants do.” In addition, “the proposed reactor can help ease the costs our citizens and businesses bear for energy costs” because “commercial nuclear energy enjoys the lowest production cost of all baseload electricity generating technologies."