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White House Pushes for Nuclear Renaissance with $35 Billion Plant Vogtle, First New Reactors in Decades

May 31, 2024, 04:50 PM

The White House is making its biggest push in five decades for clean atomic power, signaling a significant shift towards nuclear energy. This move is part of a broader nuclear renaissance, with Georgia Power completing the Plant Vogtle reactors, the first new nuclear reactors in the U.S. in three decades. The reactors, which cost $35 billion, are expected to operate until 2100. Georgia generates the most clean energy in the United States. The U.S. Energy Secretary has called for more nuclear power, emphasizing the need to meet growing energy demands. This resurgence in nuclear energy includes a renewed interest in both traditional large reactors and advanced small modular reactors (SMRs).