A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Georgia has entered commercial operation. Georgia Power Co. announced Monday that Unit 3 at Plant Vogtle, southeast of Augusta, has completed testing and is now sending power to the grid reliably.

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.

  • Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
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    11 months 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.