First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia

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First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia
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First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia::ATLANTA — 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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That's the downside of nuclear. Cost and build time. Upside is it's reliable and carbon-clean.

The best time to build a nuclear power plant was thirty years ago. The second best time is now.

They took the average of that and built it 10 years ago