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Friday, February 10, 2012

NRC Approval of Plant Vogtle’s Construction, Operating License Opens New Nuclear Energy Era

NRC Approval of Plant Vogtle’s Construction, Operating License Opens New Nuclear Energy Era

WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 9, 2012—The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced today that it has approved Southern Nuclear’s combined construction and operating license (COL) for the two-reactor Plant Vogtle expansion in Georgia. Southern Nuclear, a subsidiary of Southern Company, will build two Westinghouse Electric Co. AP1000 reactors at the site near Augusta, Ga. Following is a statement from Marvin S. Fertel, the Nuclear Energy Institute’s president and chief executive officer.

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