Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the construction of two nuclear plants in Augusta, Georgia. Professor Marilyn Brown of Georgia Institute of Techology's School of Public Policy, says it is a wise m...
The United States currently has one nuclear reactor under construction, the fourth reactor at the Vogtle power plant in Georgia, which will be able to generate just over 1 gigawatt. (For the sake of comparison, a gigawatt is about enough to power a mid-sized city.) "China is the de...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, warning that Russia is planning to attack his country's nuclear power plants. Zelenskyy called on member nations to stand together and also criticized Russia's veto power on the U.N. Security Council...
As electricity demand rises around the world for everything from electric vehicles to data centers, there’s renewed interest in building new nuclear capacity, as well as extending the lifetime of existing plants and even reopening facilities that have been shut down. Efforts are also growing to ...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, warning that Russia is planning to attack his country's nuclear power plants. Zelenskyy called on member nations to stand together and also criticized Russia's veto power on the U.N. Security Council...
guarantees on top of US 18.5 billion already budgeted-for a total of $US54.5 billion”可知B错误;根据第三段“which is expected to fund six or seven new power plants”可知C正确;根据第三段“The first of the new generation power stations is being built in the state of Georgia”可知D正确。
How can we protect our nuclear power plants?Don’t count on the plant security forces -- they aren’t nearly strong enough. These plants are each vulnerable to air strikes, truck bombs, boat bombs, and of course, the well-equipped and well-armed single madman or small group of terrorists...
Building large plants isvery costly and time-consuming. In Georgia,Southern Co.built thefirst new nuclear reactors in decades, but the project finished seven years behind schedule at a cost of more than $30 billion. Small modular reactors, with a power capacity of 300 megawatts or less, are...
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the international oversight agency for nuclear plants, wants to be able to inspect the plant, but Russia has refused to allow them in. ZNPP is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, with six VVER (Soviet design) nuclear reactors. Russia took...
After 14 years of construction, the third nuclear reactor unit at Georgia’s Plant Vogtle has finally started delivering power to customers. It’s America’s first newly built reactor in over 30 years.