The deployment of a fleet of ten Westinghouse AP1000 units in the USA would create more than USD1 trillion in GDP over an 80-year lifetime, a PricewaterhouseCoopers study has found.  ; ...

A planned fleet of Westinghouse nuclear reactors in the U.S. would bring $20 billion in annual economic impact and support more than 22,000 jobs, according to a new report commissioned by the ...

The US DOE is exploring alternatives to the AP1000 reactor as slow-moving talks with Westinghouse push officials to consider ...

Southern Company CEO Thomas Fanning on February 20 said construction of two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle is on track and could possibly beat the current regulatory approved startup dates for ...

Expanding two power plants in Georgia and South Carolina with big, new reactors was supposed to spark a "nuclear renaissance" in the U.S. after a generation-long absence of new construction. Instead, ...

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The United States operates the most robust fleet of nuclear reactors in the world. With 94 reactors across 54 power plants, the U.S. generates roughly 97 gigawatts (GW) of nuclear power, significantly ...

A large dome is lowered onto a nuclear containment building at the Plant Vogtle nuclear energy facility in Waynesboro, Ga., March 22, 2019 (photo by Michael Holahan for The Augusta Chronicle via AP).

Two nuclear reactors in Georgia can look forward to operating until the middle of the century following a decision by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission to award 20-year licence renewals to Vogtle 1 ...