Plant Vogtle Boon or Bust for the Future of U.S. Nuclear Power

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The United States aims to triple its nuclear energy output by 2050, facing challenges of cost, public perception, and learning from past projects like Plant Vogtle.

The United States has big plans to expand its nuclear energy industry. The country already boasts the biggest nuclear fleet in the world and is solely responsible for about a third of the world’s total nuclear energy output, and the Biden administration is set on dramatically increasing output over the next decade or so.

And convincing the public and private sectors to invest in projects of such cost and scope is no easy feat. Nuclear critics say that it’s not economically feasible. Supporters say that it’s necessary, will pay for itself in the long run, and will get cheaper as we get better at building contemporary reactors and build up a more efficient, skilled workforce while we’re at it.

 

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