Two New Nuclear Reactors Get Go-Ahead

The Takeaway

Less than one month away from the anniversary of the Fukushima-Daiichi disaster –  the world’s largest since Chernobyl  –  the Nuclear Regulatory Commission granted a license to build and operate two reactors at a nuclear plant in Georgia. These will be the first reactors built in the U.S. since 1978.   Matt Wald is a reporter for our partner The New York Times who has covered nuclear power for 30 years.

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