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New York’s getting a new nuclear power plant
Momentum is growing behind nuclear energy in the US.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced plans today to develop a new nuclear power plant, the first to be built in the state in decades. After a boom in nuclear reactors built in the 1970s and ‘80s, the technology struggled to compete as gas-fired power plants and solar and wind farms became cheaper sources of electricity. President Donald Trump signed several executive orders last month to overhaul the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, speed up licensing for new reactors, and truncate environmental reviews.
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