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First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia (www.nbcnews.com)

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First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia::ATLANTA — A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Georgia has entered commercial operation, becoming the first new American reactor built from scratch in decades.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

They are sort of blown out of proportion when you take into account modern safety protocols.

Chernobyl and three mile island were user error, fukushima was force majeure.

Since then they've been piloted widely. France has about 50 reactors and a laundry list of smaller errors that we've since learned from.