LA Times wrote:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday approved construction of the first new nuclear reactors to be built in the United States since 1978. The commission’s board approved the decision by a 4-1 vote, with its chairman Gregory B. Jaczko casting the dissenting vote.
The new reactors will be added to the Vogtle plant outside of Waynesboro, Ga., and operated by Southern Co. The reactors will use light water technology developed by Westinghouse. The new reactors could be in full operation by 2016, according to Southern. The reactors will together generate 2,200 MW, enough to power almost 1.8 million homes.
The new reactors will be added to the Vogtle plant outside of Waynesboro, Ga., and operated by Southern Co. The reactors will use light water technology developed by Westinghouse. The new reactors could be in full operation by 2016, according to Southern. The reactors will together generate 2,200 MW, enough to power almost 1.8 million homes.
I know exactly where that is. Actually, it made me feel a bit nostalgiac; from a hill about a mile from my house when I was growing up, you could actually see the cooling towers of Plant Vogtle in the distance, two counties away. Burke County where it is located is also really wealthy because of all the nuclear engineers, and the high school there had the nickname "The Mall" because it was so cavernous on the inside.
Edited, Feb 9th 2012 2:02pm by catwho