Picking winners in nuclear

It's not what the U.S. government says they want to do, but after doing it in nuclear by doling out selective loan guarantees, it didn't take long for the effects to be felt:

Exelon Corp. has called off plans to build two new nuclear reactors in Victoria, Texas. The culprit, chairman and chief executive John Rowe, told the Associated Press was “worries over the economy and the limited availability of federal loan guarantees.”