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Energy Department Greenlights New Nuclear Reactors

By Goddard Political Wire
Posted February 19, 2014 at 11:40am

National Journal : “Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz will announce Wednesday that he is giving final approval for a multibillion-dollar loan guarantee for the first nuclear reactors to be built in the U.S. in more than 30 years.”  

“The licensee for the reactors, Southern Company, received conditional approval of the $8.3 billion loan guarantee in February 2010. Once made final, the loan will help support construction of two new reactors at the company’s Vogtle plant in Waynesboro, Ga.”  

Crossposted at Wonk Wire.

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