ATLANTA (AP) — A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Georgia has entered commercial operation, becoming the first new American reactor built from scratch in decades.

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    1 year ago

    Protests against nuclear power have certainly helped prevent many counties, US included, from investing in new reactors over the last 30+ years.

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      1 year ago

      Right, but unless nuclear energy regulations have changed significantly since they started planning it wouldn’t have increased the cost.

      Or maybe it costs $15 billion to drag some hippies out of the way, I don’t know.