[CPEO-MEF] Air Force Kills Windfarm on Nevada Test Site

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Air Force Kills Windfarm on Nevada Test Site 

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 18, 2002 (ENS) - A $130 million windfarm planned 
for land that is part of the Nevada Test Site about 85 miles northwest 
of Las Vegas has been abruptly canceled by a federal agency due to 
military concerns.

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Nevada Operations 
Office has terminated the siting process for the windfarm based on 
objections raised by officials at the adjacent Nellis Air Force Base.

Air Force officials said the whirling turbine blades might interfere 
with radar signals. They said the interference would impact testing, 
training and tactics development on the nearby Nevada Test and Training 
Range.

?We had clearly hoped this project could come to fruition," said 
Carlson. "However, we must support the mission requirements of the Air 
Force to train, test and develop tactics in an unfettered environment.?

The wind farm was a project of MNS Windpower, a private company composed 
of M&N Wind Power Inc. of La Jolla, California and Siemens Energy & 
Automation, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia. It was to have been built and 
operated in partnership with the Nevada Test Site Development 
Corporation, a nonprofit corporation that works with the U.S. Department 
of Energy to promote the growth of science and technology in Nevada.

This article can be viewed in its entirety at:
http://ens-news.com/ens/jul2002/2002-07-18-03.asp

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