I will strongly keep track on this "news", lol ;
https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/untern ... 95,00.html
US-Atombehörde genehmigt ersten AKW-Neubau seit 1978
02/09/12
"...Zum ersten Mal seit 1978...im US-Staat Georgia...Energiekonzern Southern Company bezeichnete die Lizenzvergabe..."
https://www.time.com/time/nation/article ... 40,00.html
"...The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted 4-1..."
https://abcnews.go.com/US/construction-n ... zRT511EaQk
"...to add two nuke plants to its existing pair of reactors at the Vogtle Plant in Waynesboro, Ga...
...There are currently 104 nuclear reactors in the U.S...."
the "players" [vs. the played controlled pseudo|eco-OP-Opposition] vs. Nathan Deal (current governor of Georgia) :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vogtle_Ele ... ting_Plant
"...Each unit has a Westinghouse pressurized water reactor (PWR), with a General Electric [sic: (owned by Toshiba)] turbine and electric generator..."
no articles clearly described yet, which companies are actually involved in the new construction, i.e. if it will be westinghouse again, or maybe this time openly co-op'ing with siemens, to trigger some artificial-controlled debate etc... ;